Collection Analysis Potomac Falls 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 Potomac Falls 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 2006 or 15 years old. v The average age is 5 years older than recommended. v You currently have 22,480 titles in your collection, of which 22,480 were classified. v When looking at the overall balance of each Dewey section, additional titles needed are 849. v Overall your books per student is 14, while your goal is 10 books per student. This calculation does not include the "Unclassified" Category. v Size deficits are greatest in the 600s, 800s and Professional areas. v The oldest areas are the Reference, 400s 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) Potomac Falls High District: Loudoun Contact: Potomac Falls High # of Students: 1,593 Your Current Collection Recommended* Differences Category Avg Age Collection % Collection Avg Age Collection % Collection Age Additional Needed* 000 Computer Science & General Works 2007 177 0.8% 2014 200 1.3% 7 yrs 44 100 Philosophy & Psychology 2008 285 1.3% 2011 217 1.4% 3 yrs 14 200 Religion 2004 214 1.0% 2012 177 1.1% 8 yrs 46 300 Social Sciences 2005 2,248 10.0% 2014 1,641 10.3% 9 yrs 64 400 Language 2000 238 1.1% 2012 105 0.7% 12 yrs 17 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics 2002 1,051 4.7% 2014 909 5.7% 12 yrs 95 600 Technology 2004 890 4.0% 2014 988 6.2% 10 yrs 175 700 The Arts 2007 1,938 8.6% 2012 1,156 7.3% 5 yrs 6 800 Literature & Rhetoric 1998 1,144 5.1% 2008 1,244 7.8% 10 yrs 159 900 Geography & History 2001 3,066 13.6% 2012 1,913 12.0% 11 yrs 47 Total Nonfiction 2003 11,251 50.0% 2012 8,550 53.6% 667 Additional Categories General Fiction 2012 6,548 29.1% 2012 5,257 33.0% 0 Reference 2001 969 4.3% 2015 319 2.0% 14 yrs 0 Biography 2005 1,768 7.9% 2012 1,434 9.0% 7 yrs 0 Professional 2004 9 0.0% 2013 159 1.0% 9 yrs 150 Story Collection 2005 191 0.8% 2010 223 1.4% 5 yrs 32 Easy 2001 397 1.8% 0 0.0% 0 Media 2004 235 1.0% 0 0.0% 0 Ebook 2013 1,009 4.5% 0 0.0% 0 Graphic Novel 2010 2 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Media 2009 99 0.4% 0 0.0% 0 World Language 2012 2 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Collection Subtotal 2006 22,480 Classified 2011 15,942 849 Unclassified Categories (not calculated on graphs) Other 0 0 Unclassified Total Collection 2006 22,480 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 Potomac Falls High District: Loudoun Contact: Potomac Falls High # of Students: 1,593 Your Current Collection Recommended* Differences Category Avg Age Collection % Collection Avg Age Collection % Collection Age Additional Needed* 000s 000 Computer Science & General Works 2006 86 0.4% 2016 80 0.5% 10 yrs 0 010 Bibliography 2007 4 0.0% 2011 2 0.0% 4 yrs 0 020 Library & Information Sciences 2007 40 0.2% 2011 80 0.5% 4 yrs 40 030 General Encyclopedic Works 2008 14 0.1% 2015 14 0.1% 7 yrs 0 040 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 050 General Serials Publications 2010 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 060 General Organizations & Museology 0 0 0.0% 2015 2 0.0% 2 070 News Media, Journalism, Publishing 2010 27 0.1% 2014 16 0.1% 4 yrs 0 080 Quotations 2002 4 0.0% 2011 6 0.0% 9 yrs 2 090 Manuscripts & Rare Books 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 100s 100 Philosophy & Psychology 2005 12 0.1% 2011 11 0.1% 6 yrs 0 110 Metaphysics 2004 2 0.0% 2010 2 0.0% 6 yrs 0 120 Epistemology, Causation, Humankind 2008 3 0.0% 2010 3 0.0% 2 yrs 0 130 Paranormal Phenomena 2004 54 0.2% 2009 40 0.3% 5 yrs 0 140 Specific Philosophical Schools 2011 4 0.0% 2010 2 0.0% 0 150 Psychology 2011 135 0.6% 2013 80 0.5% 2 yrs 0 160 Logic 2007 3 0.0% 2009 2 0.0% 2 yrs 0 170 Ethics (Moral Philosophy) 2007 43 0.2% 2013 56 0.4% 6 yrs 13 180 Ancient, Medieval, Oriental Philosophy 2000 7 0.0% 2010 8 0.1% 10 yrs 1 190 Modern Western Philosophy 2000 22 0.1% 2011 13 0.1% 11 yrs 0 200s 200 Religion 2006 18 0.1% 2012 64 0.4% 6 yrs 46 210 Philosophy & Theory of Religion 2014 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 220 Bible 2000 14 0.1% 2011 8 0.1% 11 yrs 0 230 Christian & Christian Theology 2003 7 0.0% 2011 2 0.0% 8 yrs 0 240 Christian Moral & Devotional Theology 2012 4 0.0% 2010 2 0.0% 0 250 Christian Orders & Local Church 1999 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 260 Christian Social Theology 2010 13 0.1% 0 0 0.0% 0 270 History of Christianity 2004 14 0.1% 2011 13 0.1% 7 yrs 0 280 Christian Denominations & Sects 2002 20 0.1% 2009 16 0.1% 7 yrs 0 290 Other Religions 2004 120 0.5% 2013 72 0.5% 9 yrs 0 * Recommendations are based on the goal of 10 books per student. 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Page: 3 Mackin Collection Analysis Dewey Breakdown Potomac Falls High District: Loudoun Contact: Potomac Falls High # of Students: 1,593 Your Current Collection Recommended* Differences Category Avg Age Collection % Collection Avg Age Collection % Collection Age Additional Needed* 300s 300 Social Sciences 2009 334 1.5% 2015 398 2.5% 6 yrs 64 310 Collections of General Statistics 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 320 Political Science 2007 197 0.9% 2014 175 1.1% 7 yrs 0 330 Economics 2007 203 0.9% 2015 112 0.7% 8 yrs 0 340 Law 2004 210 0.9% 2013 159 1.0% 9 yrs 0 350 Public Admin. & Military Service 2002 122 0.5% 2015 80 0.5% 13 yrs 0 360 Social Problems & Services 2006 697 3.1% 2011 478 3.0% 5 yrs 0 370 Education 2008 122 0.5% 2015 96 0.6% 7 yrs 0 380 Commerce, Commun., Transportation 2002 72 0.3% 2015 16 0.1% 13 yrs 0 390 Customs, Etiquette, Folklore 1999 291 1.3% 2011 127 0.8% 12 yrs 0 400s 400 Language 1995 4 0.0% 2012 3 0.0% 17 yrs 0 410 Linguistics 2002 14 0.1% 2010 16 0.1% 8 yrs 2 420 English & Old English 2002 116 0.5% 2013 32 0.2% 11 yrs 0 430 Germanic Languages German 3 0.0% 2011 8 0.1% 5 440 Romance Languages French 2004 4 0.0% 2009 2 0.0% 5 yrs 0 450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 460 Spanish & Portuguese Languages 1997 79 0.4% 2009 18 0.1% 12 yrs 0 470 Italic Languages Latin 2007 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 1999 16 0.1% 2011 24 0.2% 12 yrs 8 500s 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics 2002 128 0.6% 2016 80 0.5% 14 yrs 0 510 Mathematics 2001 90 0.4% 2011 32 0.2% 10 yrs 0 520 Astronomy & Allied Sciences 2002 132 0.6% 2015 143 0.9% 13 yrs 11 530 Physics 2002 106 0.5% 2013 65 0.4% 11 yrs 0 540 Chemistry & Allied Sciences 2000 43 0.2% 2015 64 0.4% 15 yrs 21 550 Earth Sciences 2003 146 0.6% 2011 112 0.7% 8 yrs 0 560 Paleontology Paleozoology 1999 24 0.1% 2013 24 0.2% 14 yrs 0 570 Life Sciences Biology 2002 142 0.6% 2015 112 0.7% 13 yrs 0 580 Plants 2000 48 0.2% 2012 22 0.1% 12 yrs 0 590 Animals 2005 192 0.9% 2014 255 1.6% 9 yrs 63 * Recommendations are based on the goal of 10 books per student.