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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="color:#1F497D">I prefer using “full text retrieved” or its equivalent when determining the usefulness of a database and making internal decisions to renew, reprice, etc. It is, in my opinion, the best
indication of if and when students are finding materials useful to their studies.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I’d opt for a naturally higher number if using to promote how awesome the library is to the school, ask for more money, etc. In that case I’d leverage the “searches” numbers since they are naturally the biggest.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#00187F">Ahniwa D. Ferrari<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#171717">Associate Dean for Library, E-Learning, and Media Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> LIBRARYDIR [mailto:librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Roduin, Cheyenne<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 8, 2016 7:45 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> librarydir@lists.ctc.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LIBRARYDIR] which database number?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am curious about what number your library looks at (or reflects when asked about database use) to determine use. Databases come with numbers that reflect “sessions” and also that reflect “searches”. I am very curious which number your
library focuses on and why and how you use that number (i.e. to determine renewal, to promote to institution, to leverage more money, etc.).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any thoughts you could share would be helpful.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Cheyenne M. Roduin</b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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