Analytics and Insights
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Analytics and Insights
Overview
Alma Analytics transforms a broad range of library data into actionable reports and identifiable trends for data driven decision making.
Roadmap
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2023 H2
Collection Development: E-resource Insight Dashboard
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An E-resource out-of-the-box insight dashboard* focusing on actionable data to support electronic resource renewal decisions. This is the first of several dashboards designed to support Collection Development. *Insight Dashboards built with Oracle Data Visualization. |
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Enables institutions and consortia to make data driven decisions regarding the complex area of collection development. |
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Analytics Dictionary - Funds Expenditure Subject Area
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Analytics Online Help documentation will be enriched by offering a “data dictionary”, clarifying the relation between data in Alma and Analytics.
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Clarity in understanding the data represented in Analytics will ease the use and creation of Analytics reports, dashboards, and visualizations.
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National Reporting - ACRL/IPEDS Out-of-the-Box Report: Integration with LibInsight
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Support National Reporting by offering powerful out-of-the-box ACRL/IPEDS report which will include the relevant data from LibInsight*.
*This feature will is relevant to LibInsight users only.
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Saving time by offering a ready-made out of the Box ACRL/IPEDS report template.
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Analytics Usage Insight Dashboard
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A new Analytics Usage Insight Dashboard* to support institutions overview and understanding of their Analytics usage.
*Insight Dashboards built with Oracle Data Visualization.
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More transparency and self support regarding Analytics usage in the Analytics administrator's institution.
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2024 H1
Collection Development: Last Copy Insight Dashboard
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An out-of-the-box insight* dashboard focusing on identifying last copies based on various criteria and support weeding and rentention decisions. This dashboard is one of several dashboards designed to support Collection Development. *Insight Dashboards are built with Oracle Data Visualization. |
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Enables institutions and consortia make data driven decisions regarding the complex area of collection development.
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Collection Development: Collection Benchmarking by subject dashboard
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An out-of-the-box insight* dashboard enabling institutions to compare their collections with peer or aspiring institutions to better better evaluate their collections. *Insight Dashboards are built with Oracle Data Visualization. |
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Enables institutions and consortia to make data driven decisions regarding the complex area of collection development. |
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Enhanced User Experience: "Send Now" One Time Share Functionality
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Analytics Admins can send an analytics object to their colleagues on a one-time basis.
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Easy, flexible, and intuitive options for sharing analytics with colleagues.
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Enhanced User Experience: Admin Global "Pin to Menu"
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Analytics Admins can globally pin an analytics object so it will appear on all selected roles and users menus.
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Additional support capabilities added to Analytics admin for easy and flexible analytics object sharing.
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2024 H2
DARA Insights Integrated with Workflows
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A more seamless connection between Analytics insight data and workflows in Alma. Actionable data will trigger recommendations and workflows in Alma.
This feature will be done as part of the "Collection Development" theme.
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Enabling a more structured workflow for institutions and consortia to make data driven decisions in the complex area of collection development.
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Letters and Notices Information
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Information regarding patron facing letters and notices will be added to Alma Analytics.
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Sample business cases include:
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Institutions will have an additional way to evaluate library workflows.
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