Collection metrics is about measuring a library collection. Common metrics in libraries include circulation, collection age, and collection use. This chapter looks at accuracy and error rates of catalog records in integrated library systems, and using a statistical sample to audit the collection.
Key words
metrics
measurement
data
circulation
collection activity
integrated library
system
accuracy
confidence interval
collection age
collection use
Now that we have an understanding of how materials flow through a library, we can discuss measuring that flow. A metric is a system or standard of measurement. In a later chapter we will talk about statistics, which are facts surmised by analyzing metrics. In other ...
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