CSU library finds 40% of collection hasn't circulated

From: B.G. Sloan <bgsloan2_at_nyob> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:50:13 -0700 To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU

Kind of interesting...Colorado State University analyzed its circulation records and found that "some 40 percent of the library's 2.5 million volume collection hasn't been checked out since librarians moved to an electronic tracking system 20 years ago."

Here's an article about it: http://bit.ly/aUVY6i

Must have some implications for planning for future libraries/catalogs.

Bernie Sloan