Collection Analysis Sanders Corner 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 Sanders Corner 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 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 21,815 titles in your collection, of which 21,815 were classified. v When looking at the overall balance of each Dewey section, additional titles needed are 18. v Overall your books per student is 44, while your goal is 15 books per student. This calculation does not include the "Unclassified" Category. v Size deficits are greatest in the 600s, 400s and 700s areas. v The oldest areas are the Reference, 800s and Easy. "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) Sanders Corner Elementary District: Loudoun Contact: Sanders Corner Elementary # of Students: 496 Your Current Collection Recommended* Differences Category Avg Age Collection % Collection Avg Age Collection % Collection Age Additional Needed* 000 Computer Science & General Works 2013 114 0.5% 2016 45 0.6% 3 yrs 0 100 Philosophy & Psychology 2009 99 0.5% 2010 41 0.6% 1 yrs 1 200 Religion 2003 150 0.7% 2010 43 0.6% 7 yrs 1 300 Social Sciences 2003 1,289 5.9% 2010 485 6.5% 7 yrs 0 400 Language 2004 222 1.0% 2009 74 1.0% 5 yrs 5 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics 2007 2,742 12.6% 2013 930 12.5% 6 yrs 0 600 Technology 2008 1,168 5.4% 2012 373 5.0% 4 yrs 6 700 The Arts 2010 1,329 6.1% 2012 446 6.0% 2 yrs 3 800 Literature & Rhetoric 2001 498 2.3% 2010 187 2.5% 9 yrs 2 900 Geography & History 2007 1,184 5.4% 2013 482 6.5% 6 yrs 0 Total Nonfiction 2007 8,795 40.3% 2012 3,106 41.7% 18 Additional Categories General Fiction 2006 4,512 20.7% 2009 1,637 22.0% 3 yrs 0 Reference 2003 114 0.5% 2014 37 0.5% 11 yrs 0 Biography 2005 1,161 5.3% 2011 409 5.5% 6 yrs 0 Professional 2007 226 1.0% 2012 171 2.3% 5 yrs 0 Story Collection 2005 29 0.1% 0 0 0.0% 0 Easy 2002 5,489 25.2% 2010 2,083 28.0% 8 yrs 0 Media 2011 141 0.6% 0 0.0% 0 Ebook 2016 1,279 5.9% 0 0.0% 0 Graphic Novel 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Media 2011 67 0.3% 0 0.0% 0 World Language 2017 2 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Collection Subtotal 2006 21,815 Classified 2011 7,443 18 Unclassified Categories (not calculated on graphs) Other 0 0 Unclassified Total Collection 2006 21,815 Total Titles * Recommendations are based on your goal of 15 books per student. 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Page: 2 Mackin Collection Analysis Dewey Breakdown Sanders Corner Elementary District: Loudoun Contact: Sanders Corner Elementary # of Students: 496 Your Current Collection Recommended* Differences Category Avg Age Collection % Collection Avg Age Collection % Collection Age Additional Needed* 000s 000 Computer Science & General Works 2013 79 0.4% 2016 30 0.4% 3 yrs 0 010 Bibliography 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 020 Library & Information Sciences 2006 13 0.1% 2011 6 0.1% 5 yrs 0 030 General Encyclopedic Works 2016 20 0.1% 2015 7 0.1% 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 2018 1 0.0% 2014 1 0.0% 0 080 Quotations 0 0 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 2020 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 130 Paranormal Phenomena 2014 39 0.2% 2010 10 0.1% 0 140 Specific Philosophical Schools 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 150 Psychology 2006 29 0.1% 2009 15 0.2% 3 yrs 0 160 Logic 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 170 Ethics (Moral Philosophy) 2007 30 0.1% 2012 15 0.2% 5 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 2011 10 0.0% 2010 4 0.1% 0 210 Philosophy & Theory of Religion 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 220 Bible 1995 22 0.1% 2008 4 0.1% 13 yrs 0 230 Christian & Christian Theology 1999 6 0.0% 2007 1 0.0% 8 yrs 0 240 Christian Moral & Devotional Theology 2005 4 0.0% 2008 1 0.0% 3 yrs 0 250 Christian Orders & Local Church 0 0 0.0% 2008 0 0.0% 0 260 Christian Social Theology 2004 1 0.0% 2011 1 0.0% 7 yrs 0 270 History of Christianity 0 0 0.0% 2011 1 0.0% 1 280 Christian Denominations & Sects 2003 3 0.0% 2009 1 0.0% 6 yrs 0 290 Other Religions 2005 104 0.5% 2009 30 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 Sanders Corner Elementary District: Loudoun Contact: Sanders Corner Elementary # of Students: 496 Your Current Collection Recommended* Differences Category Avg Age Collection % Collection Avg Age Collection % Collection Age Additional Needed* 300s 300 Social Sciences 2006 69 0.3% 2011 45 0.6% 5 yrs 0 310 Collections of General Statistics 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 320 Political Science 2008 62 0.3% 2011 15 0.2% 3 yrs 0 330 Economics 2010 89 0.4% 2011 30 0.4% 1 yrs 0 340 Law 2008 35 0.2% 2011 9 0.1% 3 yrs 0 350 Public Admin. & Military Service 2013 78 0.4% 2015 7 0.1% 2 yrs 0 360 Social Problems & Services 2010 102 0.5% 2011 25 0.3% 1 yrs 0 370 Education 2007 14 0.1% 2010 4 0.1% 3 yrs 0 380 Commerce, Commun., Transportation 2006 34 0.2% 2011 30 0.4% 5 yrs 0 390 Customs, Etiquette, Folklore 1999 806 3.7% 2006 320 4.3% 7 yrs 0 400s 400 Language 1998 2 0.0% 2009 7 0.1% 11 yrs 5 410 Linguistics 1998 21 0.1% 2009 19 0.3% 11 yrs 0 420 English & Old English 2004 142 0.7% 2009 37 0.5% 5 yrs 0 430 Germanic Languages German 2009 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 440 Romance Languages French 2000 7 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic 2001 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 460 Spanish & Portuguese Languages 2004 11 0.1% 2009 7 0.1% 5 yrs 0 470 Italic Languages Latin 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 480 Hellenic Languages Classical Greek 2011 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 490 Other Languages 2009 30 0.1% 2009 4 0.1% 0 500s 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics 2005 71 0.3% 2014 33 0.5% 9 yrs 0 510 Mathematics 2004 201 0.9% 2011 82 1.1% 7 yrs 0 520 Astronomy & Allied Sciences 2010 184 0.8% 2015 74 1.0% 5 yrs 0 530 Physics 2009 169 0.8% 2013 41 0.6% 4 yrs 0 540 Chemistry & Allied Sciences 2011 33 0.2% 2015 26 0.4% 4 yrs 0 550 Earth Sciences 2008 258 1.2% 2011 104 1.4% 3 yrs 0 560 Paleontology Paleozoology 2004 152 0.7% 2015 60 0.8% 11 yrs 0 570 Life Sciences Biology 2006 214 1.0% 2014 97 1.3% 8 yrs 0 580 Plants 2000 91 0.4% 2011 22 0.3% 11 yrs 0 590 Animals 2008 1,369 6.3% 2012 391 5.3% 4 yrs 0 * Recommendations are based on the goal of 15 books per student.