no.1915-DATABASE AND OTHER STATISTICS

From: Lynn F. Sipe <lsipe_at_usc.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 17:24:17 -0800
To: COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu
From: Nancy Persons <persons_at_SONOMA.EDU>

Colleagues-
This is a two-part question:

-For any of you out there using multiple databases through OVID, have any of
you developed scripts for gathering statistics from the lengthy transactions
reports available via FTP from OVID? If so, and if you are willing, could you
please contact me at the address below so that I may discuss this with you
further?

-We are also looking into pulling together for reporting and analysis purposes
data already gathered by other vendors of online databases. If any of you have
likewise developed a systematic way of doing this type of work, I would also
welcome the opportunity to converse with you, or to simply receive via e-mail
a desciption of your practices in this area.

Nancy Persons
Acquisitions and Collection Development Librarian
Ruben Salazar Library
Sonoma State University
1801 E. Cotati Ave.
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Received on Wed Jan 06 1999 - 17:24:28 EST