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Collection Analysis Mountain View Elementary 1-800-245-9540 FAX: 1-800-369-5490 Email: [email protected] web site: www.mackin.com 3505 County Rd 42 West, Burnsville, MN 55306-3804 Collection Analysis Summary Mountain View Elementary 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. v With the information you supplied, we were able to successfully categorize 97.9% of your MARC records. If you would like to improve this percentage please contact your Mackin Collection Analyst at 1-800-245-9540. v Throughout the collection, the average date of publication is 2006 or 15 years old. v The average age is 5 years older than recommended. v You currently have 32,109 titles in your collection, of which 31,437 were classified. v When looking at the overall balance of each Dewey section, additional titles needed are 41. v Overall your books per student is 47, while your goal is 15 books per student. This calculation does not include the "Unclassified" Category. v Size deficits are greatest in the 700s, 100s and 400s areas. v The oldest areas are the Reference, 900s and Biography. "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: v One of the primary features of the LSL program—increasing the size of the book collections—was significantly related to increased test scores. On average, each additional book per student that libraries obtained was associated with an increase of 0.44 percentage points in student test scores.¹ v Students are more likely to succeed when they have library programs that are well staffed, well funded, technologically well equipped, well stocked, and more accessible.² Reference: 1. Michie, J. S., Chaney, B. W., & Office of Planning, E. S. (2009). Second Evaluation of the Improving Literacy through School Libraries Program. US Department Of Education. 2. Kachel, D. E., & Lance, K. C. (2013). Librarian Required. School Library Journal, 59(3), 28. Printed: 7/6/2021 This information has been prepared for your internal use by Mackin Library Media. Please do not duplicate without Mackin consent. Page: 1 Mackin Collection Analysis (Dewey 100s) Mountain View Elementary District: Loudoun Contact: Mountain View Elementary # of Students: 668 Your Current Collection Recommended* Differences Category Avg Age Collection % Collection Avg Age Collection % Collection Age Additional Needed* 000 Computer Science & General Works 2010 193 0.6% 2016 60 0.6% 6 yrs 0 100 Philosophy & Psychology 2007 100 0.3% 2010 55 0.6% 3 yrs 11 200 Religion 2004 88 0.3% 2010 55 0.6% 6 yrs 3 300 Social Sciences 2006 2,517 8.0% 2010 651 6.5% 4 yrs 0 400 Language 2007 523 1.7% 2009 100 1.0% 2 yrs 9 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics 2007 4,250 13.5% 2013 1,251 12.5% 6 yrs 0 600 Technology 2006 1,634 5.2% 2012 500 5.0% 6 yrs 0 700 The Arts 2006 1,306 4.2% 2012 600 6.0% 6 yrs 16 800 Literature & Rhetoric 2004 520 1.7% 2010 250 2.5% 6 yrs 2 900 Geography & History 2005 2,123 6.8% 2013 651 6.5% 8 yrs 0 Total Nonfiction 2006 13,254 42.2% 2012 4,173 41.7% 41 Additional Categories General Fiction 2007 8,911 28.3% 2009 2,204 22.0% 2 yrs 0 Reference 1998 120 0.4% 2014 50 0.5% 16 yrs 0 Biography 2004 1,673 5.3% 2011 551 5.5% 7 yrs 0 Professional 2007 415 1.3% 2012 230 2.3% 5 yrs 0 Story Collection 2004 92 0.3% 0 0 0.0% 0 Easy 2005 5,280 16.8% 2010 2,806 28.0% 5 yrs 0 Media 2002 317 1.0% 0 0.0% 0 EBook 2017 596 1.9% 0 0.0% 0 Graphic Novel 2013 516 1.6% 0 0.0% 0 Media 2008 184 0.6% 0 0.0% 0 World Language 2004 79 0.3% 0 0.0% 0 Collection Subtotal 2006 31,437 Classified 2011 10,014 41 Unclassified Categories (not calculated on graphs) Other 2002 672 Unclassified Total Collection 2006 32,109 Total Titles * Recommendations are based on your goal of 15 books per student. Percentages are based on standards from several professional sources. Printed: 7/6/2021 This information has been prepared for your internal use by Mackin Educational Resources. Please do not duplicate without Mackin consent. Page: 2 Mackin Collection Analysis Dewey Breakdown Mountain View Elementary District: Loudoun Contact: Mountain View Elementary # of Students: 668 Your Current Collection Recommended* Differences Category Avg Age Collection % Collection Avg Age Collection % Collection Age Additional Needed* 000s 000 Computer Science & General Works 2011 86 0.3% 2016 40 0.4% 5 yrs 0 010 Bibliography 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 020 Library & Information Sciences 2004 30 0.1% 2011 8 0.1% 7 yrs 0 030 General Encyclopedic Works 2013 72 0.2% 2015 10 0.1% 2 yrs 0 040 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 050 General Serials Publications 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 060 General Organizations & Museology 1 0.0% 2015 1 0.0% 0 070 News Media, Journalism, Publishing 1997 3 0.0% 2014 1 0.0% 17 yrs 0 080 Quotations 1999 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 090 Manuscripts & Rare Books 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 100s 100 Philosophy & Psychology 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 110 Metaphysics 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 120 Epistemology, Causation, Humankind 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 130 Paranormal Phenomena 2016 4 0.0% 2010 14 0.1% 10 140 Specific Philosophical Schools 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 150 Psychology 2007 70 0.2% 2009 20 0.2% 2 yrs 0 160 Logic 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 170 Ethics (Moral Philosophy) 2006 26 0.1% 2012 20 0.2% 6 yrs 0 180 Ancient, Medieval, Oriental Philosophy 0 0 0.0% 2016 1 0.0% 1 190 Modern Western Philosophy 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 200s 200 Religion 2006 10 0.0% 2010 5 0.1% 4 yrs 0 210 Philosophy & Theory of Religion 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 220 Bible 1985 3 0.0% 2008 5 0.1% 23 yrs 2 230 Christian & Christian Theology 1999 4 0.0% 2007 1 0.0% 8 yrs 0 240 Christian Moral & Devotional Theology 0 0 0.0% 2008 1 0.0% 1 250 Christian Orders & Local Church 0 0 0.0% 2008 0 0.0% 0 260 Christian Social Theology 2011 1 0.0% 2011 1 0.0% 0 270 History of Christianity 2002 1 0.0% 2011 1 0.0% 9 yrs 0 280 Christian Denominations & Sects 2003 2 0.0% 2009 1 0.0% 6 yrs 0 290 Other Religions 2005 67 0.2% 2009 40 0.4% 4 yrs 0 * Recommendations are based on the goal of 15 books per student. 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Page: 3 Mackin Collection Analysis Dewey Breakdown Mountain View Elementary District: Loudoun Contact: Mountain View Elementary # of Students: 668 Your Current Collection Recommended* Differences Category Avg Age Collection % Collection Avg Age Collection % Collection Age Additional Needed* 300s 300 Social Sciences 2009 291 0.9% 2011 60 0.6% 2 yrs 0 310 Collections of General Statistics 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 320 Political Science 2004 124 0.4% 2011 20 0.2% 7 yrs 0 330 Economics 2005 844 2.7% 2011 40 0.4% 6 yrs 0 340 Law 2006 32 0.1% 2011 12 0.1% 5 yrs 0 350 Public Admin. & Military Service 2005 81 0.3% 2015 10 0.1% 10 yrs 0 360 Social Problems & Services 2006 197 0.6% 2011 33 0.3% 5 yrs 0 370 Education 2009 369 1.2% 2010 5 0.1% 1 yrs 0 380 Commerce, Commun., Transportation 2005 45 0.1% 2011 40 0.4% 6 yrs 0 390 Customs, Etiquette, Folklore 2002 534 1.7% 2006 431 4.3% 4 yrs 0 400s 400 Language 2013 1 0.0% 2009 10 0.1% 9 410 Linguistics 2010 45 0.1% 2009 25 0.3% 0 420 English & Old English 2005 224 0.7% 2009 50 0.5% 4 yrs 0 430 Germanic Languages German 1999 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 440 Romance Languages French 1998 33 0.1% 0 0 0.0% 0 450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic 1997 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 460 Spanish & Portuguese Languages 2010 199 0.6% 2009 10 0.1% 0 470 Italic Languages Latin 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 480 Hellenic Languages Classical Greek 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 490 Other Languages 2004 18 0.1% 2009 5 0.1% 5 yrs 0 500s 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics 2011 437 1.4% 2014 45 0.5% 3 yrs 0 510 Mathematics 2010 592 1.9% 2011 110 1.1% 1 yrs 0 520 Astronomy & Allied Sciences 2008 278 0.9% 2015 100 1.0% 7 yrs 0 530 Physics 2004 341 1.1% 2013 55 0.6% 9 yrs 0 540 Chemistry & Allied Sciences 2010 84 0.3% 2015 35 0.4% 5 yrs 0 550 Earth Sciences 2006 535 1.7% 2011 140 1.4% 5 yrs 0 560 Paleontology Paleozoology 2006 127 0.4% 2015 80 0.8% 9 yrs 0 570 Life Sciences Biology 2006 356 1.1% 2014 130 1.3% 8 yrs 0 580 Plants 2001 103 0.3% 2011 30 0.3% 10 yrs 0 590 Animals 2005 1,397 4.4% 2012 526 5.3% 7 yrs 0 * Recommendations are based on the goal of 15 books per student.