From: "Brian C. Gray" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:34:32 -0400

We use #2: number of alumni registered with the library to use such access,

Brian

Brian C. Gray
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On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 8:33 PM LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Jennifer Hill <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:54:36 +0000
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> For those who negotiate access to licensed databases/collections for
> alumni at your institutions, what number do you give vendors when asked how
> many alumni?
>
>
>
> We have a few different numbers, which all tell a different story:
>
> ·         Total number of alumni (huge number)
>
> ·         Total alumni with valid email addresses in our system (we use
> email addresses to validate users into the alumni library. This number
> would capture alumni that could use the alumni library)
>
> ·         Number of active alumni who have logged into the site over the
> last one or two years (better represents active alumni users, but not full
> picture of all alumni that could potentially access databases)
>
> I ended up going with #2.  Thoughts? I wanted to check with others to hear
> your perspectives on which number(s) you report out.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jennifer
>
> Jennifer Hill
> Distance Education Librarian/Electronic Resources Manager
> Entrepreneurial Library Program <http://elp.library.jhu.edu/>
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