[CALIBK12] Survey and copyright date

[Connie Williams]

Hello,

Hello Barbara and calib folks,

For collection age of the 973 Dewey range here's what I found for  
Destiny users:

1. Go to Reports: Collection Statistics Historical
2. Click on 'collection statistics summary'
3. Click on the tab on the right that says "age"
4. Then click on 900 - 999
5. NExt click on 970 - 979
6. Click on 973 and you'll see the number of copies with dates /  
average age or that range.

Hopefully I stated these in order correctly...


Even though we have this fantastic method, I assigned my T.A.s to do  
it manually - all of them [so I could see if their answers  
varied  :)]. They'd count the number of volumes in the range. Create a  
list of the copyright  dates. Add the dates up. Divide the total by  
the number of volumes.   It's always a good "real life" math problem.

Connie


Connie Williams
Teacher Librarian / National Board Certified
Petaluma High School
200 Fair Street
Petaluma, CA 94952
707-778-4662
chwms at mac.com





On Nov 7, 2008, at 3:53 PM, Barbara Jeffus wrote:

> By now, many of you have discovered the survey shift to the 973s as  
> the check point for an average copyright date. The reason for the  
> shift was to use a section that has a strong relationship with  
> California content standards. The 973s do that at all grade levels.  
> Unfortunately, 973 is often a large section, particularly in high  
> schools. In the spirit of collaboration, I'd like to start a  
> listserv discussion about techniques and strategies to get to the  
> average copyright date as easily as possible. For example, how do  
> you use the various automation systems to get to it? (Don't assume  
> that others using your system know this.) How do you use students on  
> this project? Has anyone tried a collaboration with a mathematics  
> teacher for this to be an extra credit assignment? All ideas  
> welcome. It's a group think! Thanks in advance, Barbara
>
> Pssst--the magic word to get into your survey remains the same as  
> last year and is the same for everyone so please share with others  
> in your district. Type it exactly as it appears in the line below:
> @YourLibrary
> Survey site: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb/schlsurvwelcompage.asp
>
> Barbara Jeffus
> School Library Consultant
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