- Collection Analysis Tools
- De-selection Resources
- Genre Help
- Jobbers
- Legislator Contacts
- Lesson Plans for Books
- Listservs or Discussion Groups
- Marketing Tools
- Nonfiction Authors with Authority
- Position Statements
- Primary Resources Websites
- Professional Journals
- Professional Organizations
- Professional Websites
- Publishers
- Retrospective Tools and Best Lists
- Review Sources
- Sample Policies and Procedures
- Sample Policies and Procedures for Collections
- School Librarian Jobs
- School Library Web Pages
Collection Analysis Tools
Vendor's Web Analysis
There are a number of tools that will help to analyze the library collection. Some circulation programs like Si
rsiDynix have reports that can be helpful.
Other tools offered by vendors can be found on:
These tools require one to upload their marc records to the vendor's website. These two vendors can produce the following reports after an analyis:
rsiDynix have reports that can be helpful.
Other tools offered by vendors can be found on:
These tools require one to upload their marc records to the vendor's website. These two vendors can produce the following reports after an analyis:
- Average age of collection by 100s or 10s and the percentage of collection
- Balanced Dewey Comparison
- Collection by Year
- Age Sensitivity (This report expects titles to be replaced every 3-5 years which seems a bit unrealistic)
- Aged Titles-shows titles with copyright dates older than 15 years. They are grouped by hundreds or collections
Analysis Articles on the Web
This article explain how a school in Baltimore County uses collection analysis to aid in getting funding for the school library
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/nov00/curtis.htm
This is an article on Collection Assessment and Mapping
http://www.lib.az.us/cdt/collass.aspx
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/nov00/curtis.htm
This is an article on Collection Assessment and Mapping
http://www.lib.az.us/cdt/collass.aspx
