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We're a III library (yes I know), and looking into the new Sierra product's API that promises to release some of this data to us for use in a 3rd-party product such as you describe. III does have its proprietary Encore Reporter product, but I'm predicting some Sierra sites will look for an open-source product. I'd be very interested in working with others on such an effort. Cindy Harper, Systems Librarian Colgate University Libraries [log in to unmask] 315-228-7363 On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 5:08 PM, Jason Stirnaman <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Does anyone have suggestions or recommendations for platforms that can > aggregate usage data from multiple sources, combine it with financial data, > and then provide some analysis, graphing, data views, etc? > From what I can tell, something like Ex Libris' Alma would require all > "fulfillment" transactions to occur within the system. > I'm looking instead for something like Splunk that would accept log data, > circulation data, usage reports, costs, and Sherpa/Romeo authority data but > then schematize it for data analysis and maybe push out reporting dashboards > <nods to Brown Library http://library.brown.edu/dashboard/widgets/all/ > > I'd also want to automate the data retrieval, so that might consist of > scraping, web services, and FTP, but that could easily be handled > separately. > I'm aware there are many challenges, such as comparing usage stats, shifts > in journal aggregators, etc. > Does anyone have any cool homegrown examples or ideas they've cooked up for > this? Pie in the sky? > > > Jason > Jason Stirnaman > Biomedical Librarian, Digital Projects > A.R. Dykes Library, University of Kansas Medical Center > [log in to unmask] > 913-588-7319 >