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Numbers Matter: Let's Provide Open Access to Usage Data and Not Just Research Papers
Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus, June 9, 2011.

Because colleges and universities are not distributing usage data, the sector "is failing to demonstrate how collectively we are making use of innovative IT developments " - whether in the area of social media, institutional repositories or in other areas " - to support its teaching and learning and research activities." So argues Brian Kelly, suggesting that the failure to support its position with data leaves the sector vulnerable to attacks like "Universities spending millions on websites which students rate as inadequate," which Kelly described last year. " "Let's open up access to our usage data," he argues, "so that the value of use of IT across the higher education sector can be demonstrated." (Hits Today: 1 Total: 754) [Direct Link] [Tags: Research, Learning Object Repositories]

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