Patrons Usage Reports

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Activity Summary

Generates a list of information gathered by Activity from a specified time period (dates, patron names, and activity reasons)

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Use(s)

Librarians can run this report to show administrators and boards how the library is being used. This can help inform event and budgeting decisions.

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Patrons with Activity in: Enter a date range or relative date in which Activity was recorded. Defaults to the last 30 days.

Patrons with an Activity Reason of: Enter a specific Activity Reason (Visit, Event, Classroom Project, or Book Club).

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Detailed format, sorted by Last Name

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name	Library Usage Summary
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Library Usage Summary

Generates statistics on how many patrons used and didn't use your library in the date range you specify

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Data is split up by each month in a year.

Use(s)

Use this report to justify library costs and inform other budgeting decisions.

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Patron Monthly Usage

Generates statistics showing how many items were checked out each month within the specified date range

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Use(s)

Use this report to justify library costs and inform other budgeting decisions.

Compare monthly usage between various patron policies, grades, or classes by using different Sort by options. This information may be useful for group participation initiatives or identifying groups that need more encouragement to use the library.

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If you only enter a Starting in date, the Ending in date defaults to January 1st thirty years from the current date. If you only enter an Ending in date, the Starting in date defaults to January 1st, 1904. If you don't enter any date, the Starting in date is set for one year in the past.

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Sorted by Site (default)

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Sorted by Grade

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name	Patron Monthly Usage Detailed
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Patron Monthly Usage Detailed

Generates statistics showing monthly usage for each individual patron within the specified date range

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Patrons with no usage within the specified date range will not show up.

Use(s)

Use this report to keep track of individual data for participation initiatives.

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If you only enter a Starting in date, the Ending in date defaults to January 1st thirty years from the current date. If you only enter an Ending in date, the Starting in date defaults to January 1st, 1904. If you don't enter any date, the Starting in date is set for one year in the past.

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Top Borrowing Patrons

Generates a list of patrons who have checked out the most items

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Use(s)

Use this report to keep track of data for reading incentive programs or competitions.

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