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Because You're You: Factors Influencing Item Selection in a Digital Sheet Music Collection


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dc.coverage.temporal2011-2012en_US
dc.creatorCoates, Midge
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-15T18:22:46Z
dc.date.available2015-01-15T18:22:46Z
dc.date.created2014-11-17
dc.date.issued2015-01-15
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EL-09-2012-0116en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11200/48470
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing user selection of individual works in a collection of digitized sheet music. Google Analytics page view data were grouped by source (directing link) and correlated with five factors: (1) inclusion in a collaborative indexing project (Sheet Music Consortium); (2) browse list order; (3) cover appearance; (4) inclusion in mini-collections; and (5) presence of links to audio versions. Four of the five factors examined showed some influence on user selection: (1) Works listed in the Sheet Music Consortium had more views/work than those not listed. (2) Works at the top of the Sheet Music Consortium browse list had more views by Consortium users than those lower down. (3) Works with cover graphics had more views/work than those with covers containing words alone. (4) Works included in mini-collections received more views/work from users with access to those mini-collections. (5) Works with links to audio versions did not have more views/work than works without links. The most important finding of this study is that the best way to increase the use of individual collection items may be to participate in a large and well-known collaborative index such as the Sheet Music Consortium.en_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.format.extent14en_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Limiteden_US
dc.relation.ispartofThe Electronic Libraryen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries0264-0473en_US
dc.rightsThis article is (c) Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here: aurora.auburn.edu. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.en_US
dc.subjectdigital librariesen_US
dc.subjectWeb metricsen_US
dc.subjectuse statisticsen_US
dc.subjectuser studiesen_US
dc.subjectuser selectionen_US
dc.subjectsheet musicen_US
dc.titleBecause You're You: Factors Influencing Item Selection in a Digital Sheet Music Collectionen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.type.genreJournal Article, Academic Journalen_US
dc.citation.volume32en_US
dc.citation.issue6en_US
dc.citation.spage884en_US
dc.citation.epage897en_US
dc.description.statusPublisheden_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.creator.alternateCoates, Mildred

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