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How can I use Analytics to find a deduplicated count of ebooks in both the IZ and the NZ?

The above zoom goes over one method of retrieving inventory data from both the institution zone. It focuses on  counting individual mms IDs, a method that works for e-books, but may not work for e-serials and e-media.  This is not designed to answer the question for any particular survey.  If ypu have qiestions, or are having difficulty with any othe the steps, please fill out our form and we'll get back to you.

 

How do I count portfolios (e-journals or e-media) from both the IZ and the NZ?

Tim Ream, from Fullerton College, shared reports that count portfolios from bot the IZ and the NZ.  You can find step by step instructions here.

Tim also found an method that does not use analytics.  You can link to that method here

 

2021-22 Chancellor's Report

A Google doc that attempts to collate the questions addressed during the October 14, 2022 office hour can be found here.

It is a work in progress, and comments are welcome.  Also below is the closed captioning file, which can be perused if anyone might find that helpful.

 

Where can I share analytics reports with my colleagues? Or other CCC Libraries?

If you want to share reports with the ability to edit with your library staff, you are free to place reports in your institution folder, which is nested under the Shared folder. You can also set up reports to share as an Analytics Object.

If you want to share reports with other CCC Libraries, you can place reports in the Shared/Community/Reports/Consortia/CACCL/_Collaborate folder. 

How can I tell when the data in my analysis was last updated?

Most data in Analytics is updated every night. You can see the time of the last nightly update by checking the footer of the Analytics Menu in Alma. 

There are a few exceptions which are documented under the Subject Area documentation in Knowledge Center. If you are already building a report and want to quickly check, you can add the criteria called Data Updated as of to see the exact date the content was updated. For example, the Titles Subject Area is updated once a month, so it may be important to know. 

What is the difference between Alma Analytics and Data Visualization?

Analytics has reports as well as some data visualization features. It is limited to data that comes from Alma, but there are lots of powerful ways to manipulate and display that data. This may be all you need. 

Data Visualization is fairly new and has expanded data visualization capabilities. It also has the capacity to pull in external sets as well as data from Alma. 

Where can I locate the community reports for the Annual Data Survey?

  • You can go to:
    • Alma / Design Analytics / Catalog / Folders: 
      • Shared Folders / Community / Reports / Consortia / CACCL / External Reports / Counts for July 1, 2021 IPEDS, Chancellor's Data Survey
  • To view a February 2021 demo on how to use Alma Analytics to respond to the ACRL and IPEDS surveys click this link