[Wactclc-alma] Anonymization issue which I don't think we discussed yet

[Dale Burke]

Wade,

Thanks for your work on clarifying how this feature works.

Dale Burke
Technical Services Librarian
20000 68th Ave. W
Lynnwood, WA  98036
425-640-1526

dburke at email.edcc.edu

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 8:02 AM, Guidry, Wade <WadeG at bigbend.edu> wrote:

> Dale and all,
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> Indeed, it looks like my interpretation of events was correct (for a
> change J, “even a broken clock is right twice a day”)
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> And I see that George updated the anonymization rule to only hold last
> transactions for 1 day, which cleared out the returns tab on those user
> records you referenced.
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> The anonymization rules are somewhat flexible, so you could also anonymize
> by location, or by user group, in addition to days since turned in.
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> So, you could just return student transactions for 7 days, for example
> (and not faculty). Or maybe just retain last loan info for particular media
> locations (since it’s usually items like laptops, multi-disc DVD sets, or
> kits, with which you have more concerns about tracking down last user).
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> *Wade Guidry*
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> WACTCLC Alma Instance: Alma NA02 <http://status.exlibrisgroup.com/>
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> WACTCLC Primo Instance: Primo NA08 <http://status.exlibrisgroup.com/>
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> *From:* Wactclc-alma [mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *Dale Burke
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 28, 2017 3:29 PM
> *To:* WACTCLC Alma Discussion <wactclc-alma at lists.ctc.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [Wactclc-alma] Anonymization issue which I don't think we
> discussed yet
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> What an interesting interpretation.
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> Dale
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> On Sep 28, 2017 2:48 PM, "Guidry, Wade" <WadeG at bigbend.edu> wrote:
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> Dale and all,
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> I might know why you are seeing this…
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> It could be because of the “retain last loan” anonymization rule you have
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> If all of those items showing up on the ‘returns’ tab of those users have
> not be checked out again yet, that loan transaction is retained until
> someone else checks the item out.
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> I checked out an item on my record that was previously checked out and
> returned by one of your examples.
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> I’ll check tomorrow, after the anonymization job has run, to see if that
> return disappears from the user’s account.
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> [image: Title: Big Bend Community College Logo]
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> *Wade Guidry*
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> *Library Consortium Services Manager*
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> *Big Bend Community College*
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> *wadeg at bigbend.edu <wadeg at bigbend.edu>*
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> *509.760.4474 <(509)%20760-4474>*
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> *www.bigbend.edu* <http://www.bigbend.edu/>
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> *Big Bend Community College • 7662 Chanute Street NE • Moses Lake, WA
> 98837
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=7662+Chanute+Street+NE+%E2%80%A2+Moses+Lake,+WA+98837&entry=gmail&source=g>-3299*
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> WACTCLC Alma Instance: Alma NA02 <http://status.exlibrisgroup.com/>
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> WACTCLC Primo Instance: Primo NA08 <http://status.exlibrisgroup.com/>
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> *From:* Wactclc-alma [mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *Dale Burke
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 28, 2017 12:34 PM
> *To:* WACTCLC Alma Discussion <wactclc-alma at lists.ctc.edu>
> *Subject:* [Wactclc-alma] Anonymization issue which I don't think we
> discussed yet
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> Hello all,
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> Edmonds was under the belief that our anonymization rules were working
> correctly; however, we have recently discovered a new wrinkle.
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> Loans are being anonymized as we expected; however, returns are not being
> anonymized.  If we look at a patron record we no longer see what the patron
> checked out, but we do see everything they returned, so one can assumed
> that if they returned an item they probably checked it out.  Anonymizing
> only half of the transaction doesn't seem useful.
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> We have looked around and think we have everything coded correctly, but
> still wonder if we missed something or if Alma isn't considering returns as
> part of the anonymization process.
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> Anyone else seeing the same thing?
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> Thanks!
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> Dale Burke
> Technical Services Librarian
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> 20000 68th Ave. W
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=20000+68th+Ave.+W%0D+%0D+%0D+%0D+Lynnwood,+WA%C2%A0+98036+%0D+425&entry=gmail&source=g>
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> Lynnwood, WA
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=20000+68th+Ave.+W%0D+%0D+%0D+%0D+Lynnwood,+WA%C2%A0+98036+%0D+425&entry=gmail&source=g>
> 98036
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=20000+68th+Ave.+W%0D+%0D+%0D+%0D+Lynnwood,+WA%C2%A0+98036+%0D+425&entry=gmail&source=g>
> 425-640-1526 <(425)%20640-1526>
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> dburke at email.edcc.edu
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