SCONUL Business Intelligence CIG meeting

You are warmly invited to the first meeting of the Business Intelligence Community of Interest Group on Thursday 4 February, 10 - 11.30am. The group will take forward the work of the Library Analytics CIG, and is open to anyone interested in using data to improve library services, irrespective of role or level of experience.

The aim of the group is to offer staff members a welcoming space to grow their skills, capability and confidence in working with data, tools and technologies. You will explore creative and accessible approaches to communicating with data to tell clear stories to different audiences and support better decision making. The group will offer a safe and supportive space to test and share ideas, learn from one another and explore engaging approaches to turning data into insights and action.

For the first meeting we’ll feature short, practical presentations from three institutions showcasing how they use and communicate data analytics using different Library Management Systems, followed by time for discussion and questions. The speakers will be:

• Michael Whitton, Library Technologies Manager at University of Southampton on OCLC
• Will Peaden, Head of Content and Discovery at Coventry University on Primo
• Phil Adams, Senior Assistant Librarian at De Montfort University on Folio.

After attending this session you will have gained a greater understanding of how library data can be used for analytics using tools like Power BI. In addition, there will be time for group discussions on current issues, and to explore topics for future meetings.

Please email sconul@sconul.ac.uk for registration details.

To join the community, please subscribe to BUSINESS-INTELLIGENCE-CIG@jiscmail.ac.uk.