Cost per Use (CPU) remains one of the most valuable — and often most challenging — metrics for collection development decisions.
In this webinar, we’ll show a practical and accessible approach to CPU analysis using CELUS together with Excel.
We’ll begin with a short introduction to CELUS and explain how usage data management can become faster and more reliable compared to traditional manual workflows. We’ll then explore how CPU currently works in CELUS, where typical challenges appear, and why different institutions often require different approaches.
The main part of the session will focus on a step-by-step demonstration of CPU analysis using Excel:
We’ll also introduce our broader CPU strategy in CELUS and explain when an Excel-based workflow is sufficient and when more advanced approaches may make sense.
