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BL
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1041319
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b795689
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Doll, Carol Ann,1949-
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Managing and analyzing your collection : : a practical guide for small libraries and school media centers /\ Carol A. Doll, Pamela Petrick Barron.
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: American Library Association,, 2002.
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1 online resource (vi, 93 pages) :: illustrations
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0838908217
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: 083899914X
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: 9780838908211
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: 9780838999141
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-93).
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| Contents
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INTRODUCTION; ONE Management Objectives; TWO Gathering and Analyzing Collection Data; THREE Weeding; APPENDIX A Alternate Ways to Do Data Analysis; APPENDIX B Further Reading for Research and School Library Media Centers;
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Measure twice, cut once. . . . If you can follow a cookbook, you can use these simple ''recipes''-calculations, formulas, and measurements-to come up with statistics for analysis and management of your collection. Using measures of timeliness, relevancy, use percentages, user profiles, and comparisons, you can determine in quantitative ways the quality of your library's collection. From there, you can communicate its value to your customers and that's the name of the game!. By gathering concrete statistical evidence, you will be in a position to weed appropriately and make decisions about futu.
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Collection management (Libraries)-- United States-- Statistical methods.
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School libraries-- Collection development-- United States-- Statistical methods.
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Small libraries-- Collection development-- United States-- Statistical methods.
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Data Interpretation, Statistical.
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Libraries.
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Library Collection Development.
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Bibliothèques scolaires-- Développement des collections-- États-Unis-- Méthodes statistiques.
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Gestion des collections (Bibliothèques)-- États-Unis-- Méthodes statistiques.
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Petites bibliothèques-- Développement des collections-- États-Unis-- Méthodes statistiques.
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LANGUAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES-- Library Information Science-- Collection Development.
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United States.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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025.2/1/0973
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Z687.2.U6D65 2002eb
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Barron, Pamela Petrick.
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