[Eril-l] ProQuest "simplification program"?

[Phillip Hewitt]

Hi All,

I discussed the database usage data aspect of this with a ProQuest
representative today. Particularly, possible issues number 2 and 3 below.

I'll email the contact #1 below. If you have additional potential issues
that you would like me to forward, please let me know.

1. Searches vs. cross-, federated, and automated
a. ProQuest doesn't provide data for, or doesn't consider Platform-level
searching of multiple databases, "searches - federated and automated"
i. (conservative) this might be somewhat practical, if they are trying to
"reserve" that line item for discovery layers
ii. I wonder if this is addressed in COUNTER R5
b. ProQuest does provides a non-COUNTER compliant report that captures
cross-searches by month, but only of ALL databases

2. Simplification program - how to determine usage for a database that has
been "rolled up" into a larger database
a. for some databases, the database may be a sub-database in the new
"simplification" hierarchy
b. for some databases, there is not a sub-database entry in the hierarchy
c. this seems to affect calendar year (cy) 2017 and calendar year 2018

3. Unverified - legacy-CSA database quirks
a. for cy2017, and possibly prior, there is a quirk - at least some of the
legacy CSA databases (e.g. Illumina Technology Records) show as a title in
the non-COUNTER "Document Usage by Database/Title," and seem to show more
abstract/citation hits than the total for DB1 reports for the ProQuest
database in question.
b. This leads to the question: "Why?" ProQuest is looking into it.

Hope this helps and, again, feel free to send other database usage report
issues in a somewhat detailed manner and I will forward, if appropriate.

Best,
Phil


Best,

Phil Hewitt
*Senior Engineering and Electronic Collections Librarian*
(610) 758-3068
LU Engineering LibraryGuides <https://goo.gl/XePVjn>

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 8:58 AM, Louise Penn <Louise.Penn at uwl.ac.uk> wrote:

> As someone who used to run a distribution list (lis-e-resources) and was
> always trying to get publishers to engage with discussion, I completely
> agree with Steve’s point.  Frustrating as it may be, corporate identity
> does extend to what can be said publicly, although if you have a good
> relationship with a vendor and their representatives, you can always have
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> *From:* Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] *On Behalf Of *Steve
> Oberg
> *Sent:* 29 January 2018 15:42
> *To:* eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Eril-l] ProQuest "simplification program"?
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> In fairness, those who work for vendors frequently hesitate to contribute
> to discussion lists, or there are policies in place for vendors as to who
> is the appropriate person to respond, or whether anyone is allowed to
> publicly respond. It’s a very trick thing. And many, perhaps most,
> prominent vendors have a **lot** of librarians working for them. These
> people do have their own opinions and insights but might have more
> constraints than their customers in terms of what can be stated or shared.
> But I think it’s safe to say that they are all “listening”. I’ve worked for
> a vendor and it’s not an easy position to be in, and I value colleagues who
> work for vendors.
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