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20240514T1340 20240514T1400 America/Chicago How To Not Fear Regular Expressions in Analytics: 5+ Uses for Regular Expressions, and How To Create and Test Your Own

This presentation will cover 5+ uses for regular expressions in Analytics, including: Returning parts of call numbers, returning just the volume or copy number where it's embedded in the call number, normalizing publication dates, returning parts of URLs, extracting single ISBNs from a list, returning only parts of certain bibliographic details, and more. More importantly, the presentation will cover regular expressions beyond just providing specific formulae, including resources for learning and testing regex, how to set them up in Analytics, and strategies for testing and troubleshooting, with the goal that attendees leave the session feeling more prepared to create their own regular expressions in Analytics.

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This presentation will cover 5+ uses for regular expressions in Analytics, including: Returning parts of call numbers, returning just the volume or copy number where it's embedded in the call number, normalizing publication dates, returning parts of URLs, extracting single ISBNs from a list, returning only parts of certain bibliographic details, and more. More importantly, the presentation will cover regular expressions beyond just providing specific formulae, including resources for learning and testing regex, how to set them up in Analytics, and strategies for testing and troubleshooting, with the goal that attendees leave the session feeling more prepared to create their own regular expressions in Analytics.

Acquisitions and Electronic Resources Librarian
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University of Victoria
 Michael Johnson
Collections Assessment Analyst
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University Of Minnesota Twin CIties
 Susan Bond
Discovery Systems Librarian
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University of Toronto
 Joy Urbina
Head of Discovery Services
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University Of Texas At El Paso
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