I was interested in this info, too, so no problem here!
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From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
[mailto:NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of J Cothron
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 2:34 PM
To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] Prof. Burke's wish list
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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