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This is timely, we're finally getting into IPEDS right now too. Good luck to us all doing this. </div>
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Did something change in the instructions this year that you are now including the open access collections? </div>
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In the past, like you, we've counted up databases from our A-Z database list, excluding OA ones there and in Alma. I believe we were under the impression that OA collections were not to be included in the past. But we may have been misunderstanding all along.</div>
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Does anyone have any good insights into why our digital serials count is much lower than last year? I would expect growth. We haven't eliminated any big databases or collections.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 9, 2022 11:37 AM<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">We also count JSTOR as a single database.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">_Melinda</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Wactclc-alma <wactclc-alma-bounces@lists.ctc.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Elena Bianco<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 9, 2022 11:27 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Wactclc-alma] [EXTERNAL*]- counting databases for ACRL stats</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Hi Amy:</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">We count JSTOR as just one…</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Elena</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Wactclc-alma <<a href="mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-alma-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Herman, Amy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 9, 2022 11:04 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTCLC Alma Discussion <<a href="mailto:wactclc-alma@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-alma@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL*]-[Wactclc-alma] counting databases for ACRL stats</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">For those of you who help gather the stats for your library’s ACRL report (or IPEDS), how do you calculate the number of electronic databases your library offers? In the past I have manually counted from our A-Z list. Our A-Z list breaks
out ProQuest and Ebsco databases into their many unique pieces because those pieces can be searched independently (or altogether), but we only count ScienceDirect and JSTOR as single databases because their multiple pieces can’t be broken out for search, independently.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">This year I am switching to going off of my active collections list in Alma because it also contains all of the open access collections that I have activated for search in Primo, which the instructions say to include. However, ScienceDirect
and JSTOR are actually broken out into their multiple pieces on my Alma list. I’m curious if you have JSTOR, for example, do you count it as a single database? Or as it’s multiple parts (we subscribe to 7 parts)? Thanks!</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Any other related thoughts?</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Thanks!</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Amy Herman</span></b></p>
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