UPDATED NOTE Nov 2013: this method of storing information is no longer recommended by the creator of this presentation in light of new data... We migrated to WorldShare Management systems in June 2013, and this presentation is to show how our library is using WorldCat Local lists to create reports on current serials subscriptions because our system currently does not have the reporting ability we need to do our work.
3. Things we need in a report for active serials subscriptions:
1) Journal title
2) Price we paid last year
3) Format of subscription
4) Academic department code associated with journal (for
knowing which library liaison to consult for subscription
decisions)
5) Any important notes, such as if a journal comes with a
membership or comes with a subscription to another
journal, etc.
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8. OCLC Usage Statistics: Copies
Started Receiving
April 2013 May 2013
Not the same OCLC #s each month
31. Look to see how many columns to the right the information you need
is. In this example, we want price information, and that is 9 columns
to the right.
32. Go back to WorldCat Local sheet, and insert a new column
33. Use VLOOKUP function in the new blank column, choose the OCLC
number as the “lookup_value”
34. Type the usage statistics table name in “table_array” section
35. For this example, type “9” for the “col_index_num” because that is
how many columns to the right the info we want is in the usage
statistics table we created.
36. For “[range_lookup]” type or select “FALSE”, then close parentheses
and hit “Enter” key on keyboard.
37. As long as there is a matching OCLC number in the usage statistics
table, the price info from column 9 will appear in this box.
38. Hover mouse pointer over bottom right corner of box, and drag it down
through the entire column. Doing this will copy the function into every
box and excel will automatically change the “A2” to an “A3” for row 3 or
“A4” for row 4, etc.
39. If the usage statistics table does not have a corresponding OCLC
number, then “#N/A” will appear in the column instead of (for this
example) the info from column 9.