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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777915503321

Autore

Greiner Tony

Titolo

Analyzing library collection use with Excel [[electronic resource] /] / Tony Greiner and Bob Cooper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2007

ISBN

1-4416-1885-6

0-8389-9830-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CooperBob <1963->

Disciplina

025.2/10285

Soggetti

Library use studies

Libraries - Circulation analysis - Data processing

Collection management (Libraries) - Data processing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-161) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Books are for use -- Excel basics -- Downloading data to Excel -- Cleaning up the data -- Determining the size and age of your collection -- Analyzing circulation -- Correlation and its uses -- The summary file -- Presenting your findings with color and graphs -- Management uses of Excel and future research.

Sommario/riassunto

In this unique guide, two collection development experts show how to use Excel® to translate circulation and collection data into meaningful reports for making collection management decisions. Step-by-step instructions accompanied by screen shots allow anyone to use Excel® to quickly "crunch the numbers" that often bog down library use studies.