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<p class="MsoNormal">This probably doesn’t help, but I have noticed there is a difference when you look at vendor stats vs. PubMed Linkouts for example. They’re measuring different things, but it may be helpful in showing how hard it is to compare or validate
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3B3838">Michael <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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J. Michael Lindsay, MSIS, MBA, D-AHIP<br>
Head of Collections and Access Services, Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3B3838">ORCID: <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1941-8581">
<span style="color:blue">0000-0003-1941-8581</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3B3838">Health Information Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3B3838">Preston Medical Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3B3838">UT Graduate School of Medicine, and UT Health Science Center, Knoxville<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Eril-l <eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Electronic Resources in Libraries discussion list via Eril-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 20, 2024 11:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Electronic Resources in Libraries discussion list' <eril-l@lists.eril-l.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> I EXTERNAL I [Eril-l] 3rd-party vendor data and verification<o:p></o:p></p>
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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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