[Wactclc-alma] [External] RE: RE: identifying unique portfolios amongst multiple collections (no overlap)

[Guidry, Wade]

Doing collection overlap analysis in Alma is pretty easy. We'll look at it next Thursday.

Regarding Serials Solutions vs Analytics reporting in general, its mostly a matter of simplicity / convenience vs power / flexibility.

Serials Solutions wins the former, Alma analytics wins the latter.

Meanwhile, I did spend a few more minutes this morning on an analytics report for eresource title counts.

I came up with a single report solution that provides the information with no additional work beyond opening the analysis.

I saved a copy at:

/shared/Community/Reports/Consortia/WACTCLC/WACTCLC_examples/eresource inventory/eresource_title_count_by_material_typeeresource_title_count_by_material_type

The results look like this:

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I can explain more how the analysis works at next week's Tech Services call.


Wade Guidry
Library Consortium Services Manager, WACTCLC
wadeg at bigbend.edu<mailto:wadeg at bigbend.edu>
(509) 760-4474


From: Wactclc-alma [mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Skirko, Tria
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 2:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [Wactclc-alma] [External] RE: RE: identifying unique portfolios amongst multiple collections (no overlap)

And the "what if" tool.  Comparing unique titles in a database you were thinking about purchasing against your current collection was so simple :)

From: Wactclc-alma [mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Herman, Amy
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 2:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [Wactclc-alma] [External] RE: RE: identifying unique portfolios amongst multiple collections (no overlap)

Ooops!  I mean Serials Solutions ha ha!

Amy Herman
Library Faculty | Olympic College
1600 Chester Avenue | Bremerton, WA 98337
aherman at olympic.edu<mailto:aherman at olympic.edu> | 360-475-7256

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From: Wactclc-alma <wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu<mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu>> On Behalf Of Herman, Amy
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 2:20 PM
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Subject: [External] RE: [Wactclc-alma] RE: identifying unique portfolios amongst multiple collections (no overlap)

I miss SFX.  We could have done a unique titles count in nothing flat!

Amy Herman
Library Faculty | Olympic College
1600 Chester Avenue | Bremerton, WA 98337
aherman at olympic.edu<mailto:aherman at olympic.edu> | 360-475-7256

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From: Wactclc-alma <wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu<mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu>> On Behalf Of Guidry, Wade
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 12:25 PM
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Subject: [External] RE: [Wactclc-alma] identifying unique portfolios amongst multiple collections (no overlap)

Try this:

Titles subject area, active titles, material type = book, and add Library cod (electronic), so only electronic titles are counted.

The accuracy will depend on material type being accurate in the bib records, and I would expect that to be pretty accurate.

(As with all analytics reports, the results are only as accurate as the data.)

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Wade Guidry
Library Consortium Services Manager, WACTCLC
wadeg at bigbend.edu<mailto:wadeg at bigbend.edu>
(509) 760-4474


From: Wactclc-alma [mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Herman, Amy
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 11:31 AM
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Subject: [Wactclc-alma] identifying unique portfolios amongst multiple collections (no overlap)

In Analytics, I am trying to determine the number of ebooks and electronic journal titles we have access to (subscribe or purchase, paid or free).  I created what I initially thought was a very useful report:

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Then I realized that the "No. of Portfolios in Repository" listed for each Collection probably has a lot of duplication.

For example, I know that Ebsco's Computer Source generally doesn't have unique content that is not already available in our Academic Search Premier and Business Source Premier databases. So the 207 portfolios listed on my report for Computer Source are probably not unique titles.  Is there a parameter I can use in my analysis to limit to only completely unique portfolios? I have searched the catalog but can only find the word "unique" in reports related to patrons, loans, missing items.

Thanks!


Amy Herman
Library Faculty | Olympic College
1600 Chester Avenue | Bremerton, WA 98337
aherman at olympic.edu<mailto:aherman at olympic.edu> | 360-475-7256

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