Article
Alma analytics: a useful tool for access services?
Journal of Access Services
(2021)
Abstract
The latest generation of integrated library systems, Alma, was released back in 2012 along with a data analysis tool called Alma Analytics. Although there are conference presentations on using Alma Analytics, there is a lack of articles reviewing its effectiveness and user experiences. This article reviews Alma Analytics and describes how it is used by an Access Services unit at a large university. The author concludes that Alma Analytics is an effective tool to discover errors, identify trends, and demonstrate the activities of the unit, but the learning curve can be time intensive.
Keywords
- Alma Analytics,
- data analysis,
- software review,
- training
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 15, 2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/15367967.2020.1863811
Citation Information
Chris Sharpe. "Alma analytics: a useful tool for access services?" Journal of Access Services Vol. 18 Iss. 1 (2021) p. 17 - 29 ISSN: 1536-7975 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/chris_sharpe/18/