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Title: Assessing the Collection Through Use Data: An Automated Collection Assessment Tool.
Authors: Hughes, Michael1 michael.hughes@nyu.edu
Source: Collection Management. Apr2012, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p110-126. 17p. 5 Charts, 8 Graphs.
Subject Terms: *Academic library use studies, *Computer software, *Circulation analysis of academic libraries, *Academic library statistics, Library collection management software, Decision making in library science
Abstract: This article describes a computer program developed by the author to extract subject-level usage and inventory data from Aleph system reports and to track usage trends by subject over time. Two implementations of the program are detailed, at the Institute of Fine Arts Library and the East Asian collection at Bobst Library, both at New York University. Use of the program in processing inventory, in-house usage, and circulation data in greater detail is demonstrated. Information about usage trends within major Library of Congress subject areas provides collection managers with more precise data for use in a variety of collection management decisions. The article shows that the program offers significant new functionality for collection assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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