Allow overlap analysis between localized and Community Zone Collections
The most useful element of overlap analysis is to be able to compare the content of a resource you do not subscribe to, to one or more that you already do subscribe to. For example, if a library subscribes to Business Source Complete, and is considering an upgrade to Business Source Ultimate, it would be great if these two packages could be compared using Overlap Analysis, without having to localize or activate Business Source Ultimate. Ideally, comparing a single Community Zone collection that is not yet activated against a library's entire localized holdings would also be helpful.
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Amy Dittman commented
Hi Asaf,
Kendall's comment to Dana was exactly what I was about to write. This new feature is the opposite of what we need.
The scenario this is intended for is to do overlap analysis between a new resource we are considering -- something in the CZ, with everything we already have localized in our IZ.
Does that make sense?
Thanks,
Amy -
The March 2018 Release enhanced the Overlap and Collection Analysis set comparison functionality and added the capability to compare an institution's titles from a single electronic collection against the titles of one or more electronic collections in the Community Zone. For more details see: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/010_2018/10_March_2018/Alma_March_2018_Release_Notes/02Resource_Management_-_March_2018_Enhancements#Using_Overlap_and_Collection_Analysis_for_Community_Zone_Comparisons
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Kendall Kousek commented
Hi Dana,
What is outlined in the roadmap is the reverse of what is required. Instead of comparing existing collections with those in the community zone, we would need to compare a community zone collection to what is already in our local holdings. Can you please confirm if this functionality will be included in future releases also? Thanks for the clarification.