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March 3–6, 2024

Austin, Texas + Online

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Leveraging Python to automate collections analysis with journal metrics data

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 2:15 PM–3:15 PM CST

Exhibit Hall/ Poster Hall

Conference Track

2. Collection Development & Assessment

Audience Level

Intermediate

Keywords

python; journal rankings

Abstract

Journal metrics are useful data for collection assessment, but leveraging these data at scale can be challenging. Here, Python code is used to automate the process of comparing journal metrics data against a library's link resolver, generating informative reports -- useful for collection development and program reviews -- in minutes.