[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Statistical Categories

[Elisabeth Keppler]

If you're planning to use the reports module rather than writing your own
SQL code, there are some limits on what statistics can be easily and
accurately captured.  Pulling fields and subfields out of the MARC record
is especially tricky, if not impossible.  You can, however, use a
combination of circulation modifiers, shelving locations, call numbers,
and/or stat cats to garner useful data.  I can't speak for the NC Cardinal
consortium, of course, but I find that circ modifiers and stat cats are my
most reliable friends.  The challenge is to use enough of each to
differentiate materials without overdoing the complexity.

Good luck with your migration!

Lise Keppler


On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Donald Butterworth <
don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu> wrote:

> Colleagues,
>
> Here at Asbury Seminary we are rapidly closing in on our Evergreen
> migration date in mid July. Our sister institution, Asbury University, will
> making their transition after the Fall semester.  We have been testing,
> testing, testing and feel like we are nearly ready. There is still at least
> one area though, where we are seeking your collective wisdom, Statistics.
>
> In our legacy system we have a list of statistical codes that describe the
> item type. e.g. monograph, annual, bound periodical, DVD, etc. My
> understanding is that Evergreen can pull totals for item types based on
> elements in the bibliographic record. Is this correct, or is it a false
> assumption?
>
> What statistical categories have all y'all found valuable to keep? We are
> particularly interested in the kind of categories other academic libraries
> are creating in the Statistical Category Editor.
>
> Thanks for sharing!
>
> Don
>
> --
> Don Butterworth
> Faculty Associate / Librarian III
> B.L. Fisher Library
> Asbury Theological Seminary
> don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu
> (859) 858-2227
>



-- 
Lise Keppler
Forsyth County Public Library
660 W 5th St
Winston Salem NC 27101
336-703-3070
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