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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m interested! When do you need this by?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#BF4E14;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Shulamis Hes<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">E-Collections Librarian/ Public Services Librarian / Book Talk Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Yeshiva University Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Schedule a research consult</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">:
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://yu.libcal.com/appointments/shulamis"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1">https://yu.libcal.com/appointments/shulamis</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">shulamis.hes@yu.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">646-592-4047<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] -[Eril-l] Biggest challenges with e-resource usage data & Excel?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">I’m preparing a hands-on live workshop at ER&L this year focused on building Excel dashboards for holistic electronic resource assessment, and I’d like to shape it around problems other people
are encountering in addition to the ones I’ve personally run into.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">If you’re willing, I’d appreciate brief responses to any of the questions below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">What are your biggest frustrations when working with usage or cost data?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Where do Excel workflows most often break down for you (cleaning, combining sources, analysis, visualization, interpretation)?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">What kinds of questions do stakeholders ask that are hardest to answer with your current data?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">What analyses do you wish you could do but haven’t figured out how yet?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">What feels most time-consuming or error-prone in your current assessment process?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Short replies, examples, or even “this always drives me crazy” comments are all welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Thank you in advance for any insights you’re willing to share.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Best,<br>
Holly <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424;background:white">Holly Miller, MLIS, PhD</span><br>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424;background:white">Electronic Resources Librarian and Asst. Prof.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424;background:white">University Libraries</span><br>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424;background:white">University of Southern Mississippi</span><br>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424;background:white">118 College Dr. #5053</span><br>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424;background:white">Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001</span><br>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424;background:white"><a href="mailto:Holly.Miller@usm.edu">Holly.Miller@usm.edu</a></span><br>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#242424;background:white">601-266-4772</span><br>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white"><a href="http://www.lib.usm.edu/">www.lib.usm.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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