ABSTRACT
Web page views of databases by title and databases by subject pages, in conjunction with COUNTER Database Report 1 and Journal Report 1 statistics, were examined to determine what impact a migration to Primo, a Web-scale discovery layer, had at Central Washington University Brooks Library. The analysis determined that the first year post-migration (2015) compared to the two years pre-migration (2013–14) saw a decline in Web page views of database Web pages, journal full-text article requests, and database record views and result clicks. The implementation of Primo thus had a noticeable negative impact on both direct database access and overall electronic resource usage during the first year post-migration.
About the author
Zeb Evelhoch is Electronic Resources Librarian, Assistant Professor at the Brooks Library, Central Washington University. He oversees the Serials & Electronic Resources Department, is responsible for the acquisition, budget, and access management of electronic resources and serials, assists users with troubleshooting access issues, serves as a department liaison, and provides instruction in the Library and Information Science minor.