LibraryThing for Libraries adds statistics

LibraryThing for Libraries now has stats! Libraries in the program can see just where LibraryThing for Libraries is working for them, and where it's not. You can evaluate changes, and justify it to your bosses.

To see your statistics, go to the Stats tab. Statistics include:

• Real-world coverage numbers and percentages for each enhancement
  
• Recommendation and similar books link-usage
  
• Tag popup and search usage
  

The tab itself is basic, but we included a link to download your statistics in CSV/Excel format. Pie charts? Go crazy.

Of course, statistics are a two-edged sword for us. Although overall rates are good, some libraries aren't getting the best results. In general, if you're hiding your enhancements behind a tab, you can expect much lower rates.

We certainly suspect that LibraryThing enhancements are getting a lot more play than some other browse links—like LCSH subjects—or those of our competitors', who put their enhancements on external pages. Indeed, we're wondering if libraries would like to use LTFL's stats structure to track other links too?

LibraryThing for Libraries Email List. We've set up a Google Group for LibraryThing for Libraries customers. We hope member libraries will join up. We've sent out invites to all the primary contacts.

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