Re: Prof. Burke's wish list

From: J Cothron <jcothron_at_nyob>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 13:33:45 -0800
To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
Karen--
   (and the rest of the list)  Thanks for the information...and my
apologies for posting things to the entire list that I meant to address
to individuals.  It's an embarassing habit, and one I keep meaning to avoid.
Thanks again--
Jane Cothron


Karen Coyle wrote:

> The one I've seen is Library Dynamics (http://librarydynamics.com), but
> OCLC also has a product that does this.
>
> kc
>
> J Cothron wrote:
>
>> Karen Coyle wrote:
>> [snip]
>> There are statistical programs that will map your library in this way,
>> used as collection development tools. It's actually quite fun to see
>> where the peaks and valleys are in different libraries. They'll also map
>> circulation to the classification, so you can see where you have lots of
>> books but no one is checking them out.
>>
>>
>> Karen--
>>   This sounds intriguing. Is there a specific program that you would
>> suggest?  We have some small public libraries in our consortium, and it
>> would be interesting to see what the distributions look like.
>> Thanks--
>> Jane Cothron
>> Waldport, Oregon
>> jcothron_at_beachbooks.org
>>
>>>
>>
>>
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