Dashboard data sources
What are the Dashboard’s data sources?
To see the data sources for a specific Dashboard, click on About page on the Dashboard, and consult the list at Data Sources. The only obligatory data source is for the ONIX feed for each book title; each publisher then chooses the other data sources they wish to include on their Dashboard.
The standard data sources currently available to be included in the Dashboard are detailed in the tables below. Other data sources and variables may be supported as an extra add-on service.
Where the Dashboard gets title metadata from
Crossref metadata
Current
Public
OAPEN metadata
Current
Public
ONIX-FTP feed from publishers
Current
Private
Thoth
Current
Public
Where the Dashboard gets usage data from
Google Analytics Universal
Not current
Private
No
Monthly
Google Books
Current
Private
No
Monthly
IRUS Fulcrum
Current
Private
Yes
Monthly
IRUS OAPEN
Current
Private
Yes
Monthly
JSTOR
Current
Private
Yes
Monthly
UCL Discovery
Current
Public
No
Monthly
Mentions and page views
Google Analytics Universal
[page_views]
Book views and downloads
Google Analytics Universal
Not available
Yes (with custom dimensions)
Google Books
[BV_with_Pages_Viewed]
[qty]
IRUS Fulcrum
Not available
[total_item_requests]
IRUS OAPEN
Not available
[title_requests] and [total_item_requests]
UCL Discovery
Not available
[total_downloads]
Chapter downloads
JSTOR
[total_item_requests]
Public access data sources - no access permission required
The public access data sources are those where data is made publicly available by the data source. No additional access permission is required from Dashboard partners for the Dashboard to obtain the following data sources if a partner wishes for them to be included on their dashboard/s.
Crossref metadata
OAPEN metadata
OAPEN enables libraries and aggregators to use the metadata of all available titles in the OAPEN Library. The OAPEN metadata is available in different data formats - BAS harvests the data in XML format and converts it into ONIX format for the OAPEN platform.
Thoth
UCL Discovery
University College London (UCL) is an eBook publisher, and partner in the BAS project. UCL Discovery is UCL's open access repository, showcasing and providing access to the full texts of UCL research publications. BAS can include UCL Discovery book usage data.
Private access data sources - access permission required
Google Analytics Universal
Google Analytics Universal monitors and records web traffic for specific websites. If a Dashboard partner had configured Google Analytics on their publisher website, the Google Analytics data can be used to find out which countries and territories website visitors are from.
Google Books
JSTOR
ONIX-FTP feed from publishers
Private access data sources - no additional access permission required
IRUS Fulcrum
IRUS OAPEN
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