CDL: Monographic use statistics?

From: John P. Abbott <abbottjp_at_appstate.edu> Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 10:57:04 -0400 To: COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu

From:
"Clark, Stephen D" <sdclar_at_wm.edu>

Hello,

I would like to pose this question which revolves around use statistics 
for monographs.

How much credence to you put on use statistics for monographs that have 
just been purchased within the last year?  I think that it is kind of 
unfair to do use stats at the end of a fiscal year on monographs added 
that year since some of them have not been in the collection very long, 
and that discovery of newly added titles might not be that strong when 
looking at their use.

I may be wrong here, so I would like to get the opinion of the list on 
this.

Thank you all for your feedback on this question.

Cheers,
Stephen Clark

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Stephen Clark
Collections Strategist
Swem Library
College of William and Mary
Box 8794
Williamsburg, VA  23187-8794
757-221-3107
sdclar_at_wm.edu