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Crystal Reports Collection Analysis Dominion High 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 Dominion High 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 100% of your MARC records. v Throughout the collection, the average date of publication is 2007 or 14 years old. v The average age is 4 years older than recommended. v You currently have 19,198 titles in your collection, of which 19,195 were classified. v When looking at the overall balance of each Dewey section, additional titles needed are 2,001. v Overall your books per student is 12, while your goal is 10 books per student. This calculation does not include the "Unclassified" Category. v Size deficits are greatest in the 800s, Reference and 700s areas. v The oldest areas are the 400s, Professional and 500s. "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) Dominion High District: Loudoun Contact: Dominion High # of Students: 1,625 Your Current Collection Recommended* Differences Category Avg Age Collection % Collection Avg Age Collection % Collection Age Additional Needed* 000 Computer Science & General Works 2009 147 0.8% 2014 204 1.3% 5 yrs 73 100 Philosophy & Psychology 2006 235 1.2% 2011 220 1.4% 5 yrs 20 200 Religion 2006 303 1.6% 2012 179 1.1% 6 yrs 24 300 Social Sciences 2009 1,729 9.0% 2014 1,675 10.3% 5 yrs 186 400 Language 2002 72 0.4% 2012 106 0.7% 10 yrs 40 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics 2006 814 4.2% 2014 927 5.7% 8 yrs 213 600 Technology 2008 925 4.8% 2014 1,006 6.2% 6 yrs 133 700 The Arts 2010 877 4.6% 2012 1,179 7.3% 2 yrs 308 800 Literature & Rhetoric 2000 884 4.6% 2008 1,267 7.8% 8 yrs 410 900 Geography & History 2005 2,436 12.7% 2012 1,951 12.0% 7 yrs 42 Total Nonfiction 2006 8,422 43.9% 2012 8,714 53.6% 1,449 Additional Categories General Fiction 2007 5,573 29.0% 2012 5,363 33.0% 5 yrs 0 Reference 1 0.0% 2015 325 2.0% 324 Biography 2007 1,978 10.3% 2012 1,463 9.0% 5 yrs 0 Professional 2003 180 0.9% 2013 163 1.0% 10 yrs 0 Story Collection 0 0 0.0% 2010 227 1.4% 227 Easy 2002 212 1.1% 0 0.0% 0 Media 2005 410 2.1% 0 0.0% 0 Ebook 2015 2,187 11.4% 0 0.0% 0 Graphic Novel 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Media 2014 31 0.2% 0 0.0% 0 World Language 2007 201 1.0% 0 0.0% 0 Collection Subtotal 2007 19,195 Classified 2011 16,255 2,001 Unclassified Categories (not calculated on graphs) Other 2006 3 Unclassified Total Collection 2007 19,198 Total Titles * Recommendations are based on your goal of 10 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 Dominion High District: Loudoun Contact: Dominion High # of Students: 1,625 Your Current Collection Recommended* Differences Category Avg Age Collection % Collection Avg Age Collection % Collection Age Additional Needed* 000s 000 Computer Science & General Works 2012 85 0.4% 2016 81 0.5% 4 yrs 0 010 Bibliography 2000 11 0.1% 2011 2 0.0% 11 yrs 0 020 Library & Information Sciences 2011 12 0.1% 2011 81 0.5% 69 030 General Encyclopedic Works 2008 11 0.1% 2015 15 0.1% 7 yrs 4 040 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 2003 3 0.0% 2015 2 0.0% 12 yrs 0 070 News Media, Journalism, Publishing 2010 16 0.1% 2014 16 0.1% 4 yrs 0 080 Quotations 2000 9 0.0% 2011 7 0.0% 11 yrs 0 090 Manuscripts & Rare Books 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 100s 100 Philosophy & Psychology 2001 10 0.1% 2011 11 0.1% 10 yrs 1 110 Metaphysics 2002 5 0.0% 2010 2 0.0% 8 yrs 0 120 Epistemology, Causation, Humankind 2007 4 0.0% 2010 3 0.0% 3 yrs 0 130 Paranormal Phenomena 2004 56 0.3% 2009 41 0.3% 5 yrs 0 140 Specific Philosophical Schools 2007 10 0.1% 2010 2 0.0% 3 yrs 0 150 Psychology 2005 72 0.4% 2013 81 0.5% 8 yrs 9 160 Logic 0 0 0.0% 2009 2 0.0% 2 170 Ethics (Moral Philosophy) 2010 49 0.3% 2013 57 0.4% 3 yrs 8 180 Ancient, Medieval, Oriental Philosophy 2004 10 0.1% 2010 8 0.1% 6 yrs 0 190 Modern Western Philosophy 2008 19 0.1% 2011 13 0.1% 3 yrs 0 200s 200 Religion 2005 43 0.2% 2012 65 0.4% 7 yrs 22 210 Philosophy & Theory of Religion 2009 18 0.1% 0 0 0.0% 0 220 Bible 2002 11 0.1% 2011 8 0.1% 9 yrs 0 230 Christian & Christian Theology 2008 20 0.1% 2011 2 0.0% 3 yrs 0 240 Christian Moral & Devotional Theology 2006 8 0.0% 2010 2 0.0% 4 yrs 0 250 Christian Orders & Local Church 1998 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 260 Christian Social Theology 2014 7 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 270 History of Christianity 2007 15 0.1% 2011 13 0.1% 4 yrs 0 280 Christian Denominations & Sects 2005 14 0.1% 2009 16 0.1% 4 yrs 2 290 Other Religions 2005 166 0.9% 2013 73 0.5% 8 yrs 0 * Recommendations are based on the goal of 10 books per student. 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: 3 Mackin Collection Analysis Dewey Breakdown Dominion High District: Loudoun Contact: Dominion High # of Students: 1,625 Your Current Collection Recommended* Differences Category Avg Age Collection % Collection Avg Age Collection % Collection Age Additional Needed* 300s 300 Social Sciences 2009 388 2.0% 2015 406 2.5% 6 yrs 18 310 Collections of General Statistics 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 320 Political Science 2007 228 1.2% 2014 179 1.1% 7 yrs 0 330 Economics 2010 155 0.8% 2015 114 0.7% 5 yrs 0 340 Law 2006 202 1.1% 2013 163 1.0% 7 yrs 0 350 Public Admin. & Military Service 2009 100 0.5% 2015 81 0.5% 6 yrs 0 360 Social Problems & Services 2013 358 1.9% 2011 488 3.0% 130 370 Education 2013 60 0.3% 2015 98 0.6% 2 yrs 38 380 Commerce, Commun., Transportation 2007 41 0.2% 2015 16 0.1% 8 yrs 0 390 Customs, Etiquette, Folklore 2004 197 1.0% 2011 130 0.8% 7 yrs 0 400s 400 Language 2006 2 0.0% 2012 3 0.0% 6 yrs 1 410 Linguistics 2006 3 0.0% 2010 16 0.1% 4 yrs 13 420 English & Old English 2004 35 0.2% 2013 33 0.2% 9 yrs 0 430 Germanic Languages German 1993 3 0.0% 2011 8 0.1% 18 yrs 5 440 Romance Languages French 2013 4 0.0% 2009 2 0.0% 0 450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 460 Spanish & Portuguese Languages 2005 8 0.0% 2009 18 0.1% 4 yrs 10 470 Italic Languages Latin 1990 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 480 Hellenic Languages Classical Greek 0 0 0.0% 2009 2 0.0% 2 490 Other Languages 1995 15 0.1% 2011 24 0.2% 16 yrs 9 500s 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics 2004 54 0.3% 2016 81 0.5% 12 yrs 27 510 Mathematics 2006 48 0.3% 2011 33 0.2% 5 yrs 0 520 Astronomy & Allied Sciences 2009 83 0.4% 2015 146 0.9% 6 yrs 63 530 Physics 2006 90 0.5% 2013 67 0.4% 7 yrs 0 540 Chemistry & Allied Sciences 2007 106 0.6% 2015 65 0.4% 8 yrs 0 550 Earth Sciences 2007 103 0.5% 2011 114 0.7% 4 yrs 11 560 Paleontology Paleozoology 2007 18 0.1% 2013 24 0.2% 6 yrs 6 570 Life Sciences Biology 2006 135 0.7% 2015 114 0.7% 9 yrs 0 580 Plants 2003 22 0.1% 2012 23 0.1% 9 yrs 1 590 Animals 2004 155 0.8% 2014 260 1.6% 10 yrs 105 * Recommendations are based on the goal of 10 books per student.
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