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      How to use Digital Theatre+ with Alma

      A Digital Theatre+ Collection is published to the Community Zone for Alma users and Digital Theatre+ provides COUNTER 5 reports via SUSHI

      Digital Theatre+ transfers the USA MARC records to Ex Libris on the first day of each month. Once processed by Ex Libris, these records are available as a full collection in the Community Zone. There are no packages within the collection.

      Digital Theatre+ intends to work with Ex Libris to create additional country-specific collections in H1 2025. At the time of writing, this is expected to include GB, AUS, and CAN.  Please get in touch if you require a country-specific collection for a different region..

      How to find the Digital Theatre+ collection in the Community Zone

      Search the Community Zone:

      1. Type: Electronic Collection
      2. Field: Electronic Collection Name
      3. Value: Digital Theatre+

      Screen clip showing the Alma Electronic Collection Name search field populated with the value Digital Theatre+

      View the Collection details:

      • Collection ID: 6113939040000041

      Screenshot of the Digital Theatre+ collection metadata in Alma

      Activate the Collection to add it to your Institution:

      1. Click Activate to make the Collection available in your Institution

      Screenshot of the Digital Theatre+ collection in Alma with the mouse pointer hovering over the activate button

      How to add Usage Data for Digital Theatre+ 

      Usage data can be automatically uploaded (harvested) via the SUSHI protocol (Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative).

      Add Digital Theatre+ as a vendor

      1. Ensure you have the correct Organisation ID for the organisation you wish to collect usage data for.
        1. Your Organisation IDs can be found here: https://edu.digitaltheatreplus.com/reports
        2. The dropdown list shows all the organisations in your account. Ensure you are using the correct Organisation IDs for your users' activity.
      2. On the Search Vendors page (Acquisitions > Acquisitions Infrastructure > Vendors), search for "Digital Theatre+", locate the correct entry and select Add Vendor.

      Add Release 5 SUSHI Account to Usage Data

      1. Once you have added "Digital Theatre+" as a vendor, open the Vendor Details and go to Usage Data > Add SUSHI Account > Release 5

      Screenshot showing the Usage Data tab for a Vendor, with Release 5 active in the Add SUSHI Account menu

      Add Organisation IDs

      1. Add the Organisation ID want to retrieve Usage Data for to the following fields.  It's the same value for each field.
        1. Requester ID
        2. Customer ID
        3. API Key

      Screenshot showing the base SUSHI Account Details form in Alma

      Add Report Types

      1. Add each of the Report Types you want to be collected.  Digital Theatre+ supports the following Report Types:
        1. PR (Platform Report): Measures activity at the platform level.
        2. PR_P1 (Platform Report 1): Reports on searches, access, and usage of platforms.
        3. IR (Item Report): Reports usage activity for individual content items.
        4. IR_M1 (Item Report 1): Reports on item requests by metric type.
        5. DR (Database Report): Measures activity at the database level.
        6. DR_D1 (Database Report 1): Reports on searches, result clicks, and record views.

      Please refer to https://www.countermetrics.org/ for most information.