Statistics and Metrics Working Group (2024 — )
This Working Group is convened to research, to report on, and to recommend options for how GPO can collect usage statistics from depository libraries for digital and tangible Government information products. The Working Group also will study and report on the broader landscape of library data gathering trends and recommend possible programmatic library-related performance indicators.
The Depository Library Council’s Statistics and Metrics Working Group conducted a survey of depository library coordinators to determine what data they gather on the use of their tangible and digital publications in their depository collection. The survey was launched August 8 and closed September 16, 2024. This is the report of their findings, and it offers recommendations for action.
This Charter establishes the purpose, composition of the membership, and responsibilities, and the governance protocols of the Statistics and Metrics Working Group.