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Springshare Integration: Alma Documentation
Alma Analytics offers integration with Springshare Gate Counts and Reference data. This allows you to display LibInsights information in Alma Analytics reports. This page describes the procedures necessary to configure the integration.
Datasets: Navigate the Datasets page
The Datasets page will display a filterable and sortable list of all of the datasets you have access to. Each will include shortcuts for recording and/or analyzing data (depending upon your permissions).

With an Acquisitions dataset, you can record either individual transactions or just your aggregate monthly acquisitions. These datasets are designed to import acquisitions data that you've exported from your ILS, so the type of recording option you choose should correspond to the type of data you are exporting.

Your data can be analyzed with the following reports:

Monthly or yearly overview of your total acquisitions
Breakdown of acquisitions by group (i.e. your dataset's single-select fields)
Cross-tab relationship between single-select fields
Distribution of acquisitions by call number classification
Review of annual trends in total acquisitions, as well as acquisitions by group and call number classification
100 most popular titles, based upon the number of copies acquired

Acquisitions Datasets
Record either individual transactions or just your aggregate monthly acquisitions. These datasets are designed to import acquisitions data that you've exported from your ILS, so the type of recording option you choose should correspond to the type of data you are exporting.
Acquisitions Datasets: Creating & Managing Course
In this course, you'll learn to set up and use an Acquisitions Dataset. Acquisitions datasets allows you to collect data about any type of item that your library acquires, like books, DVDs, or other physical materials. You can record either individual transactions or just your aggregate monthly acquisitions. These datasets are designed to import acquisitions data that you've exported from your Integrated Library System (ILS).
Creating & Editing Acquisitions Datasets
This dataset type allows you to record either individual transactions or aggregate monthly acquisitions.

Analyze a Dataset & Cross Dataset Analysis: Acquisitions

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Cross Dataset & Analyze: Compare multiple datasets using the Cross Dataset Analysis tool
The Cross Dataset Analysis tool allows you to compare up to 4 variables from one or more datasets. This can provide some really useful insight for seeing trends across services or resources over time.
Acquisitions datasets: Analyze and export a dataset
Counts / Aggregate datasets: Analyze a dataset
Custom datasets: Analyze and export a dataset
Shared datasets: Analyze and export a dataset
Analyzing Acquisitions Data
Filter and view data and trends for aggregate or individual transaction acquisition data.

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One		Center for Academic Success: University Learning/Testing Center Electronic Classroom Broadcast Video Productions Resource for Education Technology UTS - Media Equipment Services Distance Learning Electronic Classroom Instructional Photography & Graphics
Two		Information & Research Services Curriculum & Juvenile Collection LACiC - Latin American and Caribbean Center Government Documents GIS-RS Center & Teaching Lab Maps & Imagery User Statistics
Three		Periodicals & Newspapers Laptop Lounge Honors College Student Resource Center College of Medicine Library Copiers Systems
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