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
The Sheridan Libraries
Johns Hopkins University
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