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Analyzing library collection use with Excel /Tony Greiner and Bob Cooper.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago, IL : American Library Association, (c)2007.Description: viii, 167 pages : illustrations ; 18 x 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780838909331
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Z678 .A535 2007
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Contents:
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.
Subject: 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.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library Non-fiction Z678.88.G824.A535 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001853767

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.

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