A recent study by Scott (2016) examined how interlibrary loan (ILL) requests correlate to Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources (COUNTER) usage in newly-subscribed journal packages. The study posited that a 1:17 (ILL:COUNTER) ratio could be used to predict journal usage in new packages or to predict ILL usage for journal titles if a package is canceled. Our project replicated the earlier study using a different journal package. ILL usage for the year preceding the acquisition of a new SAGE journal package was compared to COUNTER usage for the following year. Analysis resulted in a similar ILL to COUNTER usage ratio but also some surprising findings related to denials and to overall package usage.

Journal Packages: Another Look at Predicting COUNTER and ILL Use