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WorldCat Collection Analysis Tool. Towards Cooperative Collection Development. Purpose. Analyze age and subject content Identify strong/average/weak collection areas Identify gaps and duplicate works Help coordinate future collection planning within a group. Subject Areas. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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WorldCat Collection Analysis Tool
Towards CooperativeCollection Development
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Purpose
Analyze age and subject content Identify strong/average/weak
collection areas Identify gaps and duplicate works Help coordinate future collection
planning within a group
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Subject Areas
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500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
Biology ComputerScience
Psychology American Lit Education -Theory &Practice
EconomicHistory &
Conditions
Subjects
Tit
les
1960-69
1970-79
1980-89
1990-99
2000-2007
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WPU & NJ North Comparison NJ NORTH GROUP
Kean Montclair State New Jersey City Ramapo
LIMITS
1960 – 2007 Books only English language
only Adult
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WPU & NJ NORTH
1960-69 1970-79 1980-89 1990-99 2000-07 TOTALS
TOTALS
139,499
211,694
161,713
165,584
92,360
770,850
NJ NORTH
98,406
149,818
110,923
114,850
65,069
539,066
YEAR % 18% 28% 21% 21% 12%
WPU
41,093
61,876
50,790
50,734
27,291
231,784
YEAR % 18% 27% 22% 22% 12%
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NJ NORTH Group
Unique Titles 539,066
Held by 1 of the libraries
374,937 70%
Held by 2 of the libraries
109,647 20%
Held by 3 of the libraries
42,605 8%
Held by 4 of the libraries
11,877 2%
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OVERLAP
11,877 titles x $30 = $356,310
11,877 titles x 4 copies = 47,508 volumes
$356,310 x 4 copies = $1,425,240
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Overlap Areas History & Auxiliary Sciences – 1,828
United States, Colonial, Special Topics – 286
General Works – 118
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TitlesTITLE AUTHOR CALL NUM
American place-names: a concise & selective dictionary
Stewart, George Rippey
E155
American ways: a guide for foreigners in the U.S.
Althen, Gary E158
America through women’s eyes
Beard, Mary Ritter E161
The birth of the Nation Schlesinger, Arthur M. E162
The empire of reason Commager, Henry Steele
E163
Travels with Charley Steinbeck, John E169
America & the world revolution
Toynbee, Arnold Joseph
E169.1
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Group Unique: NJ North
TOTALS HELD BY 4 (NOT AT WPU) PERCENT
Held by 4
11,877
3,712 31%
Art 672 256 38%
History
2,583 767 30%
Lang/Lit
2,412 784 33%
Sociology
1,070 353 33%
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WPU Unique with NJ North
TOTALS UNIQUE TO WPU PERCENT
WPU (WITH NJ North)
231,784
92,076 40%
Lang/Lit
34,425
11,415 33%
History
31,099
9,821 32%
Sociology
19,370
7,582 39%
Medicine
18,873
10,497 56%
Education
16,909
6,898 41%
Art/Architecture
10,639
4,107 39%
Phys Ed
3,376
1,811 54%
Computer Science
3,127
2,029 65%
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