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Managing and Analyzing Your Collection - A Practical Guide for Small Libraries and School Media Centers (Paperback)
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Managing and Analyzing Your Collection - A Practical Guide for Small Libraries and School Media Centers (Paperback)
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Measure twice, cut once...If you can follow a cookbook, you can use
these simple ""recipes"" - calculations, formulas, and measurements
- to come up with statistics for analysis and management of your
collection. Using measures of timeliness, relevancy, use
percentages, user profiles, and comparisons, you can determine in
quantitative ways the quality of your library's collection. From
there, you can communicate its value to your customers and that's
the name of the game! By gathering concrete statistical evidence,
you will be in a position to weed appropriately and make decisions
about future market-targeted acquisitions. An added bonus is that
you can create a research-based profile of your total library - its
collection and users - that you can present to budget-makers and
potential funders. These time-tested, step-by-step directions show
even the most math-phobic how to: * Gather and analyze data
produced by automated systems * Conduct a random sampling using one
of three easy-to-execute methods * Evaluate all types of
information formats including books, videos, periodicals, and
CD-ROMs * Provide hard evidence to decision makers * Improve
collections with smart weeding to make way for new acquisitions *
Estimate the cost of updating your collection This
easy-to-understand system is perfect for busy librarians and
managers who want to systematize the management of their
collections. Take advantage of the insights of this expert author
team and their unique and practical collection analysis methods!
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