Journal Packages: Another Look at Predicting Use

This study uses linear regression analysis to determine if interlibrary loan (ILL) requests and/or denials are predictors of subsequent usage of journals acquired in a package subscription. In 2016, Auburn University Libraries acquired the SAGE Premier package and gained access to 572 previously unsubscribed titles. The study used interlibrary loan request data and denial data from 2015 to determine if these two metrics were predictors of subsequent use for the unsubscribed titles from this package. A strong correlation was found between ILL requests and later usage but almost no correlation between denials and later usage.