University Library Statistics

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Access denials are sometimes known as turnaways. Two varieties of access denial metrics are tracked: No_License & Limit_Exceeded (for more a description of these metrics see "Description & Definitions" tab above).

One common pattern is for subscription journals, where users can read the freely available metadata (title, authors, abstract) but are then denied access to the full article. In those cases, the usage would be counted as both a No License access denial and an Investigation.

Acquisitions Decisions: Access denials can be valuable in acquisition decisions.

• High No License counts might suggest that users from an institution need resources that aren’t within their holdings.
• In contrast, being able to demonstrate an absence of denials could help librarians push back against acquisitions that might not be used frequently. 

(Information that is posted above is from "Introducing COUNTER Metrics")