The University of Utah Libraries has transformed the way it manages and analyzes electronic resource usage data by implementing SUSHI harvesting in Alma.
In this new customer story, the library shares how automating COUNTER usage data collection helped reduce manual reporting efforts, centralize analytics across publishers, and improve access to trusted data for strategic collection decision-making.
Serving a highly research-intensive campus with millions of electronic resources across hundreds of vendors, the University of Utah Libraries needed a more scalable and sustainable approach to usage analytics. By adopting SUSHI harvesting in Alma, the library created a workflow that enables staff to spend less time gathering data and more time analyzing it.
The story highlights:
- How the library reduced reliance on manual spreadsheets and vendor logins
- The benefits of centralized COUNTER reporting within Alma
- The role of Alma Analytics dashboards in supporting self-service insights
- Best practices for libraries beginning their own SUSHI harvesting initiatives
