Allow overlap analysis tool to include print as well as e
We would find it useful if the overlap analysis tool could also compare against print holdings, as well as electronic. Currently it only allows you to compare overlap within electronic titles, however the functionality of the tool is useful in that you can upload a file containing a list of identifiers, set up the overlap and leave it to run.
The only way to conduct print and e overlap analysis in Alma at the moment is to use the Title level overlap analysis dashboard in Analytics, which includes various overlap reports and includes both print and electronic. However, we have found problems in using these reports and Analytics in general to conduct overlap analysis, namely that the reports are slow to load, frequently time out, and if matching on ISBN/identifiers, there is a limit to the number of these which can be included at any one time. For example, we often need to check large numbers of titles (e.g. around 150,000) to see what we currently hold in either print or e. Using analytics, with a limit of 9999 ISBNs, the report would need to be run a large number of time to cover all ISBNs.
Being able to conduct overlap analysis between print and e is important for us in terms of making purchasing decisions and we feel that including print in the overlap analysis tool would make this a more efficient process within Alma
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Alicia Pearson commented
This seems essential to collection development. It's important to be able to identify existing overlap within a collection, but it is equally important to prevent it in the first place when considering new titles. A straightforward way to upload a list of titles and compare them to an institution's entire holdings, not just electronic ones, seems obvious. Please add this functionality.
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Naomi commented
It would be very useful!!