Collection Analysis Summary
Thank you for using Mackin's free Collection Analysis service. We will be contacting you to review the analysis and consult with you about free solutions to
improve your collection. In the meantime, here is a summary of your analysis.
In putting the analysis together, we first indicate the average age and number of titles in each part of your collection, then we compare it to a brand new "exemplary"
collection that would meet size standards for the number of students in your school. You should then be able to see some of the potential problem areas in your
collection and where the collection may fall short of standards. Obviously, what is exemplary for one school may not be completely right for another school, but this
does give us a good starting point. You know better than we how your collection is used, so please adapt these recommendations as you see fit.
The following summaries highlight the areas that seem the most in need of attention in the report on the next few pages. Please look at your report closely to
determine detailed size, age and weeding needs.
With the information you supplied, we were able to successfully categorize 97.7% of your MARC records. If you would like to improve this
percentage please contact your Mackin Collection Analyst at 1-800-245-9540.
Throughout the collection, the average copyright date is 1991 or 18 years old.
The average age is 8 years older than recommended.
You currently have 27,715 titles in your collection, of which 27,080 were classified.
When looking at the overall balance of each Dewey section, additional titles needed are 1,908.
Overall your books per student is 54, while your goal is 25 books per student. This calculation does not include the "Unclassified" Category.
Size deficits are greatest in the Biography, 800s and Reference areas.
The oldest areas are the 900s, Reference and 200s.
"Research consistently demonstrates that well-equipped, quality school library media centers with professional staff directly relate to the academic success
of their students." --Keith Curry Lance, 2005
These facts may be helpful when presenting your analysis to others:
Incremental improvements in staffing, collections, and budget will yield incremental increases in reading scores.
Of special interest are studies showing consistent positive relationships between school library quality (in terms of quantity of books and
staffing) and performance on tests of reading comprehension.
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Reference:
1. Whelan, Debra L., 2003. Libraries Boost Student Learning [online]. School Library Journal, www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA306242.html
[Accessed 28 March 2005].
2. Krashen, Stephen, 2002. The Lexile Framework: The Controversy Continues. Library Journal, 25(2):29-31, 2002.
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