Greiner, Tony,

Analyzing library collection use with Excel /Tony Greiner and Bob Cooper. - Chicago, IL : American Library Association, (c)2007. - viii, 167 pages : illustrations ; 18 x 26 cm



Books are for use -- Excel basics -- Downloading data to Excel -- Cleaning up the data -- Determining the size and age of your collection -- Analyzing circulation -- Correlation and its uses -- The summary file -- Presenting your findings with color and graphs -- Management uses of Excel and future research.

In this unique guide, two collection development experts show how to use Excel to translate circulation and collection data into meaningful reports for making collection management decisions. Step-by-step instructions accompanied by screen shots allow anyone to use Excel to quickly "crunch the numbers," set up customized spreadsheets, and process all data into usable summaries. Librarians responsible for collection development in public, school, academic, and special libraries will learn why analyzing collection use is important and how they can analyze that use to better serve their patrons.



9780838909331

2006101539


Microsoft Excel (Computer file)


Library use studies.
Libraries--Circulation analysis--Data processing.
Collection management (Libraries)--Data processing.

Z678 / .A535 2007