Collection Analysis Century Middle 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 Century Middle 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 99.2% 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 2003 or 18 years old. v The average age is 8 years older than recommended. v You currently have 14,798 titles in your collection, of which 14,677 were classified. v The recommended number of titles is 16,200, leaving an overall shortage of 1,523 titles. v When looking at the overall balance of each Dewey section, additional titles needed are 5,268. v Overall your books per student is 16, while your goal is 18 books per student. This calculation does not include the "Unclassified" Category. v Size deficits are greatest in the General Fiction, 300s and 600s areas. v The oldest areas are the Reference, 500s and 600s. "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. 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Page: 1 Mackin Collection Analysis (Dewey 100s) Century Middle District: Lakeville Contact: Loralee Anderson # of Students: 900 Your Current Collection Recommended* Differences Category Avg Age Collection % Collection Avg Age Collection % Collection Age Additional Needed* 000 Computer Science & General Works 2008 106 0.7% 2015 161 1.0% 7 yrs 102 100 Philosophy & Psychology 2008 64 0.4% 2010 129 0.8% 2 yrs 70 200 Religion 1999 465 3.2% 2010 130 0.8% 11 yrs 45 300 Social Sciences 2005 764 5.2% 2011 1,377 8.5% 6 yrs 613 400 Language 2000 20 0.1% 2010 81 0.5% 10 yrs 61 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics 1999 822 5.6% 2014 1,214 7.5% 15 yrs 400 600 Technology 2001 774 5.3% 2013 1,166 7.2% 12 yrs 406 700 The Arts 2005 958 6.5% 2011 1,216 7.5% 6 yrs 329 800 Literature & Rhetoric 1999 374 2.5% 2010 407 2.5% 11 yrs 95 900 Geography & History 2000 1,906 13.0% 2012 1,944 12.0% 12 yrs 188 Total Nonfiction 2001 6,253 42.6% 2011 7,825 48.3% 2,309 Additional Categories General Fiction 2006 3,555 24.2% 2009 6,318 39.0% 3 yrs 2,763 Reference 1998 254 1.7% 2014 162 1.0% 16 yrs 0 Biography 2000 1,538 10.5% 2009 1,620 10.0% 9 yrs 82 Professional 2002 161 1.1% 2011 162 1.0% 9 yrs 1 Story Collection 0 0 0.0% 2009 113 0.7% 113 Easy 1999 208 1.4% 0 0 0.0% 0 Paperback 2007 2,266 15.4% 0 0.0% 0 Nonprint 2004 255 1.7% 0 0.0% 0 ebook 2015 187 1.3% 0 0.0% 0 Collection Subtotal 2003 14,677 Classified 2011 16,200 5,268 Unclassified Categories (not calculated on graphs) Other 2007 121 Unclassified Total Collection 2003 14,798 Total Titles * Recommendations are based on your goal of 18 books per student. 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Page: 2 Mackin Collection Analysis Dewey Breakdown Century Middle District: Lakeville Contact: Loralee Anderson # of Students: 900 Your Current Collection Recommended* Differences Category Avg Age Collection % Collection Avg Age Collection % Collection Age Additional Needed* 000s 000 Computer Science & General Works 2002 37 0.3% 2015 97 0.6% 13 yrs 60 010 Bibliography 1998 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 020 Library & Information Sciences 2008 1 0.0% 2012 16 0.1% 4 yrs 15 030 General Encyclopedic Works 2011 60 0.4% 2014 16 0.1% 3 yrs 0 040 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 050 General Serials Publications 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 060 General Organizations & Museology 0 0 0.0% 2014 8 0.1% 8 070 News Media, Journalism, Publishing 2014 4 0.0% 2013 16 0.1% 12 080 Quotations 1999 1 0.0% 2010 8 0.1% 11 yrs 7 090 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 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 120 Epistemology, Causation, Humankind 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 130 Paranormal Phenomena 2005 12 0.1% 2009 32 0.2% 4 yrs 20 140 Specific Philosophical Schools 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 150 Psychology 2008 38 0.3% 2008 81 0.5% 43 160 Logic 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 170 Ethics (Moral Philosophy) 2013 9 0.1% 2011 16 0.1% 7 180 Ancient, Medieval, Oriental Philosophy 1997 1 0.0% 2015 0 0.0% 18 yrs 0 190 Modern Western Philosophy 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 200s 200 Religion 2010 407 2.8% 2010 29 0.2% 0 210 Philosophy & Theory of Religion 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 220 Bible 1990 2 0.0% 2010 2 0.0% 20 yrs 0 230 Christian & Christian Theology 1996 1 0.0% 2010 8 0.1% 14 yrs 7 240 Christian Moral & Devotional Theology 2014 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 250 Christian Orders & Local Church 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 260 Christian Social Theology 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 270 History of Christianity 2008 2 0.0% 2010 2 0.0% 2 yrs 0 280 Christian Denominations & Sects 1995 3 0.0% 2008 8 0.1% 13 yrs 5 290 Other Religions 1995 48 0.3% 2008 81 0.5% 13 yrs 33 * Recommendations are based on the goal of 18 books per student. 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Page: 3 Mackin Collection Analysis Dewey Breakdown Century Middle District: Lakeville Contact: Loralee Anderson # of Students: 900 Your Current Collection Recommended* Differences Category Avg Age Collection % Collection Avg Age Collection % Collection Age Additional Needed* 300s 300 Social Sciences 2009 157 1.1% 2011 292 1.8% 2 yrs 135 310 Collections of General Statistics 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 320 Political Science 2008 59 0.4% 2013 81 0.5% 5 yrs 22 330 Economics 2008 76 0.5% 2009 113 0.7% 1 yrs 37 340 Law 2012 26 0.2% 2011 146 0.9% 120 350 Public Admin. & Military Service 2010 13 0.1% 2011 65 0.4% 1 yrs 52 360 Social Problems & Services 2002 184 1.3% 2015 324 2.0% 13 yrs 140 370 Education 2008 36 0.2% 2012 65 0.4% 4 yrs 29 380 Commerce, Commun., Transportation 2006 26 0.2% 2012 32 0.2% 6 yrs 6 390 Customs, Etiquette, Folklore 1999 187 1.3% 2008 259 1.6% 9 yrs 72 400s 400 Language 0 0 0.0% 2013 3 0.0% 3 410 Linguistics 1997 7 0.0% 2008 8 0.1% 11 yrs 1 420 English & Old English 2002 8 0.1% 2008 41 0.3% 6 yrs 33 430 Germanic Languages German 0 0 0.0% 2008 3 0.0% 3 440 Romance Languages French 0 0 0.0% 2008 5 0.0% 5 450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic 0 0 0.0% 2008 3 0.0% 3 460 Spanish & Portuguese Languages 2 0.0% 2008 8 0.1% 6 470 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 2003 3 0.0% 2011 10 0.1% 8 yrs 7 500s 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics 2001 37 0.3% 2015 113 0.7% 14 yrs 76 510 Mathematics 2001 40 0.3% 2010 32 0.2% 9 yrs 0 520 Astronomy & Allied Sciences 1999 111 0.8% 2014 146 0.9% 15 yrs 35 530 Physics 2000 37 0.3% 2012 81 0.5% 12 yrs 44 540 Chemistry & Allied Sciences 2001 27 0.2% 2014 113 0.7% 13 yrs 86 550 Earth Sciences 2000 84 0.6% 2012 162 1.0% 12 yrs 78 560 Paleontology Paleozoology 2002 21 0.1% 2012 65 0.4% 10 yrs 44 570 Life Sciences Biology 2002 134 0.9% 2014 146 0.9% 12 yrs 12 580 Plants 1992 32 0.2% 2010 32 0.2% 18 yrs 0 590 Animals 1996 299 2.0% 2013 324 2.0% 17 yrs 25 * Recommendations are based on the goal of 18 books per student.