Re: CSU library finds 40% of collection hasn't circulated

From: Daniel CannCasciato <Daniel.CannCasciato_at_nyob>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:56:03 -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."

"We're going to move out the books that are never checked out, the ones that are never used anymore," 

Similar categories, but not a complete overlap of characteristics.  I'd like to see some recognition that the two sets (never checked out and never used) are - - at least potentially - - different populations.

Daniel


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