[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Circulation Statistics

[Chauncey Montgomery]

Greetings Evergreen Community:

Earlier this year, we migrated from TLC Library.Solution 3.3.5 to 
Evergreen 2.1.  The migration took place in March. Since then, 
circulation counts have dropped by approximately 2,500 per month. 
Originally, I thought my reports in Evergreen weren't counting 
everything.  However, I have run multiple reports and always get the 
same numbers. I am fairly certain that our circulation hasn't truly 
dropped; all other areas of library use are consistent with previous 
activity, and the drop in circulation occurs at the point of migration. 
  So, I am beginning to suspect that perhaps TLC counted things 
differently than Evergreen.

I am curious, are there any other libraries that had migrated from TLC 
to Evergreen and saw the same thing happen in circulation? If so, do you 
know what TLC counted that Evergreen doesn't count? Also, I have 
confirmed that I am counting all circulations and renewals in my 
Evergreen reports.

No big deal, but I'd like to be able to explain this a little more 
clearly to my board.

Thanks for the input.

Chauncey

Chauncey G. Montgomery, MLIS
Director/Fiscal Officer
Community Library
Sunbury, Ohio
740-965-3901
montgoc1 at oplin.org