From: SUSAN BEIDLER <BEIDLER_at_lycoming.edu>
I work in a small academic library serving about 1500 undergraduates and
100 faculty. As I have been trying to do more active assessment of our
collection, I have been comparing our circulation figures for specific call
number ranges/disciplines with both the number of new volumes purchased in
those areas and the total number of volumes for that area.
What I'm wondering is if there is a generally accepted number or percentage
of the collection's circulation that says it is adequate to meet primary
clientele needs?
An example might make my question more clear. Let's say that we have 2623
books in the circulating psychology call number ranges. Circulation last
year for that call number range was 243, or 9.26% of the collection. How
do I know if that percentage of use is good or bad?
Thanks for any suggestions you can give me.
Sue Beidler
Snowden Library
Lycoming College
700 College Place
Williamsport PA 17701
phone: 570-321-4084
fax: 570 321-4090
email: <mailto:beidler_at_lycoming.edu>beidler_at_lycoming.edu
Received on Sat Feb 11 2006 - 02:34:55 EST