Collection Assessment Using FCLA Data

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Collection Assessment Using FCLA Data

• FCLA collects library holdings data by call
  number range
• FCLA collects library circulation data by call
  number range
• FCLA does this for all SULs

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Collection Assessment Using FCLA Data

• Why use FCLA data?
• Need to measure collection by subject
• Need to compare collection size to collection
  usage
• Need to compare subject collections among the SULs

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Collection Assessment Using FCLA Data

• Locating the data
• Call number range statistics
• http//www.fcla.edu/FCLAinfo/stats/circ/cnrptpg.ht
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• SUS Annual Cumulative Reports
• http//www.fcla.edu/FCLAinfo/stats/circ/cstcumpg.h
  tml

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• Comparing growth of collection size
• Exporting the data to Excel
• Charting the data
• Graphing the data

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Collection Assessment Using FCLA Data

• Comparing collection size to circulation
• Exporting the data to Excel
• Charting the data
• Graphing the data

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Collection Assessment Using FCLA Data

• Using the SUL data to compare collection size by
  subject
• Exporting the data to Excel
• Charting the data
• Graphing the data

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