[Michlib-l] Overdrive items owned for state aid report

[Shawn Andary]

That is very strange.  Our OverDrive contact (Sarah Delano) told us that we
could use the Purchased Titles report for counts, but I wonder if things
have changed.  The Title Status and Usage report also works, and you use
that same "In collection" status when running it.  We didn't like it as
much since you have to add all the different types ebooks together (e.g.
metered by use, metered by time, one copy/one use, etc) in order to get
your total.  Doing that is laborious and the Purchased Titles just gave a
nice quick number that could be plugged in.  I'm going to ask Sarah Delano
for some clarification :(

Shawn



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On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 9:28 AM, Helen Dewey <rhdewey at charter.net> wrote:

> Thank you for sharing this method.
>
> I tried it, and I see at the top of the Purchased Titles report a note:
>
> " This report does not display the total number of units or licenses
> currently in your collection. See the Title status & usage report for
> information about your current holdings. "
>
>
> That report, run with the same dates (starting 1/1/2009 and ending
> 6/30/2016),  produces a different total!  Is that because of licenses??
>
>
> This is confusing.
>
>
> Helen Dewey
> Benzonia Public Library
>
>
> On 11/11/2016 7:40 AM, Perri Saunders wrote:
>
> *Thanks to our awesome co-op director Kate, the answer is below:*
>
>
> Kate Pohjola Andrade via
> <https://support.google.com/mail/answer/1311182?hl=en&authuser=1>
> monroe.lib.mi.us
> Nov 8 (3 days ago)
>
>
>
>
> Here is how you obtain your OverDrive statistics so you can complete that
> portion of your State Aid report.
>
> To get # of circulations for your library:
>
> log in to the OverDrive marketplace - https://marketplace.overdrive
> .com/Reports
> choose Reports under the Insights tab
> choose Circulation Activity (in the collection activity box - 2nd from the
> top)
> Then choosing Run New Report (toward the bottom right)
>
> A box will open with your options -
> select Branch for the checkouts option
> and then choose your library's name in the Branch pulldown
> set date range (start date and end date) to your fiscal year
> then click Update
>
> Once the report runs, you will see your library's name and the number of
> checkouts for that date range on the bottom.  If you click on your
> library's name or the number, you'll get a the itemized list of every title
> matching the # of circulations. You can also choose "Create Worksheet" to
> get a downloadable spreadsheet (you can open .csv files in Excel or another
> spreadsheet program) with the same data
>
>
> Woodlands Downloadable Library Collection as a whole:
>
> Start here: https://marketplace.overdrive.com/Reports, then choose
> Purchased Titles (first option in top right box).  Once you're in there,
> choose Run New Report
>
> Then you can specify your date range (if you're looking for the collection
> as a whole, I always make the start date 1/1/2009) and then your format.
> If you don't narrow down format you get the total for both eAudio & eBooks
> mashed together. You'll have to run it separately for each format.
>
> You'll see Consortium titles on the left and Advantage titles on the right.
>
>
> --
> Perri Saunders, Director
> White Pigeon Township Library
> 102 N. Kalamazoo St., P.O. Box 399
> White Pigeon, MI 49099
> 269-483-7409
> *p.saunders at woodlands.lib.mi.us <p.saunders at woodlands.lib.mi.us> *
>
> *Brighten the corner where you are.*
>
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