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Description | Report Resource Types with their original Alma/Analytics labels, including format designators that do not align with the reporting area | Continue “re-binning” practice from FY22/23 UCL annual statistics reporting, including in final reporting | Remove format designators from Resource Type labels for final annual reporting |
Pros | Simplifies the build for generating Network Zone statistics Supports goals of reporting UCL collections as they are represented in the SILS | Reduces confusion if there are materials with Resource Type format designators that do not align with the area in which they are being reported (materials labeled as electronic being reported as physical items are relabeled as physical, and materials labeled as physical being reported as electronic are relabeled as electronic) | Streamlines final reporting by removing unnecessary and potentially confusing detail Supports accurate reporting of UCL collections, while removing the potential for confusion around material formats |
Cons | Requires explanation of historical cataloging practices (materials labeled as electronic being reported as physical items, and materials labeled as physical being reported as electronic) | Requires maintaining documentation detailing which Resource Types are “re-binned” | Requires reporting final statistics with normalized Resource Type labels as well as initial statistics for review by campus contacts with original Alma/Analytics Resource Type labels Requires maintaining documentation detailing how Alma/Analytics Resource Types are modified for different stages of stats reporting |
Outcomes Example outcomes for final reporting (see the FY23/24 Resource Type Crosswalk for complete details) | “Books - Physical” and “Books - Electronic” resource types reported as distinct, separate categories in all reporting | “Books - Physical” and “Books - Electronic” reported as a single/combined “Books - Physical” resource type for Physical Holdings and Physical Usage reporting, and as “Books - Electronic” resource type for Electronic Holdings reporting | “Books - Physical” and “Books - Electronic” reported a a single/combined “Books” resource type in all reporting |
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