Collection Item Statistical Classes (ISTATs)

Collection item statistical classes (ISTATs) track circulation statistics on collections. You can then use the AdHoc Statistical Report Generator to create reports for these ISTATs. (For more information on the AdHoc Statistical Report Generator, see Generating AdHoc Statistical Reports.)

If you want to track separate statistics for a collection, you can assign it to its own ISTAT, for example:

If you want combined statistics for a group of collections, you can assign them to the same ISTAT, for example:

More than one collection can use the same ISTAT, but a single collection cannot use more than one ISTAT.

You assign an ISTAT to a collection by entering the ISTAT in the collection’s record. When cataloging staff creates item records, they enter a collection for each item. That collection determines the item’s ISTAT. (For information on setting up collections, see Setting Up or Updating a Collection.)

You create your library’s ISTATs during implementation. You should not delete ISTATs once you have assigned them to collections. However, you can update the description for an ISTAT any time. You can generate more detailed statistics by assigning a call number type to a collection. (For more information, see Call Number Types.)

To set up collection item statistical classes

View: istat
Process: Administration\Statistics Control Menu\Item Statistical Classes

In these fields, do the following:

Field

Action

Item Stat. Class

Enter the code that identifies the item statistical class (ISTAT).

This code can contain up to seven characters.

Description

Enter a description of the ISTAT.

This field has a 255-character limit.

 


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