Re: Circulation Report in Web Management

[Emily J Morris <emily at lcpl2 dot lpco dot lib dot in dot us>]

Mann, James H. wrote:
> Emily
> You can anticipate that your circ stats will be 10% lower for the next
> year. DRA counted route in and route out and III doesn't.
> I know that this isn't very detailed, but I hope it helps. 
>
> Jim Mann
> Technology Coordinator
> Greene County Public Library
> Xenia Ohio 45385
> (937) 376-2996 x210
> mailto: jmann at gcpl dot lib dot oh dot us
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> Subject: Circulation Report in Web Management
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>
> We are a relatively new site moving from a DRA ILS to Innovative.  When
> looking at 
> Web Management reports for circulation, we are seeing lower circulation
> figures for 
> each of our Branch libraries as well as for the overall count.  We have
> checked our 
> assignment of terminal numbers to logins and there is not problem with
> that one. 
> When we kept our circulation figures in the DRA system, we were careful
> about not 
> counting Route Outs and Library Loans so as not to inflate circulation
> figures.
>
> For any of you out there that moved from a DRA ILS to Innovative, did
> you experience 
> this lowering of circulation figures?  If so, did you find out what was
> causing this 
> to happen?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help,
>
> Emily J. Morris, Automated Systems Manager
> La Porte County Public Library
> 904 Indiana Avenue
> La Porte, Indiana
> Phone: 219.362.6156
> Email: emily at lcpl2 dot lpco dot lib dot in dot us
>
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We used to run the daily DRA Registration Qualifier Circulation Report.  This report 
gave charges and renewals as well as route outs, in-house usage, and ephemeral 
charges. On a daily basis, we recorded route outs.  At the end of the month, we 
subtracted route outs from the Item Circulation Report to produce a true picture of 
our circulation.  Since we accounted for these charges by subtracting them at the 
end of the month, I did not think that our circulation figures would be off by 3000 
or more.  Something still seems wrong to me but I might not ever be able to 
determine what it might be.

Thanks for your help,

Emily J. Morris, Automated Systems Manager
La Porte County Public Library
904 Indiana Avenue
La Porte, Indiana
Phone: 219.362.6156
Email: emily at lcpl2 dot lpco dot lib dot in dot us