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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m looking for sample policies or documentation about usage data from 3<sup>rd</sup>-party vendors. We’re being asked to show how we independently verify this data in-house, but honestly, we don’t and can’t. We trust that the data we get
 from database vendors or Google Analytics is accurate, and invstigate potential anomalies when they occur.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We’ve supplied information about COUNTER and documents from select vendors about how they collect and report data.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know if you have questions. Any information is appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#404040">Amy Mullin<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040">Customer Access | Electronic Resources Librarian<br>
she/her | Austin Public Library (TX)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040">512-974-7462 |
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:amy.mullin@austintexas.gov"><span style="color:blue">amy.mullin@austintexas.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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