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Collect & Analyze Data with Datasets
Create and set up an unlimited number of datasets to collect and analyze data for all aspects of your library! Choose from a variety of pre-built datasets or create your own custom dataset for your unique needs.
With Datasets, LibInsight is able to collect and store data from disparate sources in one place for convenient analysis.
Pre-Defined Yet Customizable Datasets
A variety of built-in datasets can be further customized for the specific data-gathering needs of your library.
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COUNTER & SUSHI Support - Upload and analyze your e-resources data using COUNTER 4 & 5 reports or connect to a growing number of SUSHI providers to import data directly from vendors.
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Cost Analysis - View total costs, cost-per-download, etc.
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Usage Analysis - Observe e-resource usage with total downloads, searches, and sessions.
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Duplicates - Get info on journal/eBook duplicates across platforms.
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Most/Least Used - See most popular and least-used journals and eBooks across all platforms.
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Granular, Time-Based Reports - View usage and purchase trends from monthly, daily, down to hourly.
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Customizable Groups - Import your unique ILS data and create custom report filters (patron type, location, etc.).
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By Classification - View purchases & checkouts by classification to see if you’re buying what’s circulating.
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Multi-Year Trend Analysis - Gain historical insights with year-over-year trend reporting.
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Most Popular - View the top 100 circulated items and gain insight as to what’s trending in the library.
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Expenditures and Revenues - Create customized categories for all budget items and track the figures over time.
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Multi-Year Trends - With historical data in the system, analyzing multi-year financial trends is a breeze.
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Individual Line Items - Get down to nitty gritty details of each line item and track changes over time.
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Customizable Finance Reports - Create customized reports for the administration showing relevant financial indicators.
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Compare Datasets - Compare Financial and Circulation datasets to see how your materials budgets perform.
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One or More Libraries - Track gate counts for a single location or for multiple libraries/locations.
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Hourly/Daily/Monthly Distribution - Gather data at various frequencies and compare hourly to monthly (or even yearly) traffic distributions.
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Multi-Year Trends - With historical data in the system, analyzing multi-year traffic trends is a breeze.
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Top 10 Periods - Create reports showing top 10 busiest periods or locations for your library.
- Granular, Time-Based Reports - Analyze your total borrowing and lending volume by day, month, or year.
- Useful Breakdowns - See the ratio of article requests vs. loan requests.
- Status Reports - Break down your requests by status and reason for cancelation.
- Track Partner Institutions - Track borrowing and lending with partner institutions, which is great if you need to compile stats for regional or consortial groups.
Define Your Own Custom Datasets
Create custom datasets for your own unique data-gathering needs. LibInsight can handle any number of fields and field types, form layouts, report variations, etc. Custom Datasets enable you to define specific fields and data points relevant to your library's statistics scenarios.
Custom datasets allow you to design your own dataset from scratch, giving you the ability to analyze data for just about anything!
Define dataset fields - text fields, numeric, multiple choice, dates, scales, and more!
Determine user access permissions - decide who can administer datasets, enter data, run reports
Record data manually or import from files - record transactions manually or import to combine with existing data
Run statistical reports - analyze your data with point-and-click filtering and reports builder
LibApps Datasets
Connect and import data from your other LibApps systems - LibGuides, LibWizard, LibCal, and LibAnswers!
The LibGuides dataset allows you to analyze the total number of public page views, user sessions, and published vs. total guides
The LibWizard dataset allows you to import information about form submissions from your LibWizard site for in-depth analysis of how your forms are used
Connect your LibCal system to your Calendaring dataset to sync your aggregate event, appointment, space booking, and equipment booking data automatically
Connect your LibAnswers system to your Reference dataset to automatically keep track of the number of tickets, FAQ views, and LibChat sessions
Datasets with LibInsight Lite
LibInsight Lite allows you to create and set up a limited number of custom datasets to collect and analyze data for all aspects of your library. LibInsight Lite's custom datasets can handle any number of fields and field types, form layouts, report variations, etc., enabling you to define specific fields and data points relevant to your library's statistics scenarios.
LibInsight Lite subscribers do not have access to any of the pre-built datasets.
