Durick Library Collection Analysis Using Circulation Statistics and Item Counts Laura Crain Associat

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Durick Library Collection Analysis Using
Circulation Statistics and Item CountsLaura
CrainAssociate Director, Collection
ServicesLibrary and Information ServicesSaint
Michaels CollegeSeptember 2009
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Project Scope

• This study analyzed
• 190,177 circulating books in the Durick Library
• Which circulated 41,821 times in 2 years
• 2 year period FY08 FY09
• Excluded
• Archives, Periodicals, Maps, Microform, Rare
  Books, Reference, Reference Annex, Special
  Collections, Storage, LLRC

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Durick Library LC Top 10 Greatest Number of
Circulations
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PS Greatest Hits
Durick Library Most Popular American
LiteratureJuly 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009
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Greatest number of Circulation Transactions Per
Item
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The top 10 most frequently circulated childrens
booksJuly 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009
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Greatest Number of Holdings
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Least number of transactions per item(limited to
LC class areas with holdings above 400 items)
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What were those 10 Public Finance books that
got checked out?
Thats a CD that goes with the book
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Interlibrary Loan LC classifications with
highest percentages of ILL titles borrowed
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Transactions per item DVDs, CDs, VHS, ESL
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Most popular DVDsJuly 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009
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Most circulated booksJuly 1, 2007 to June 30,
2009