Lexington
Presentation
Syllabus
The Evaluation of Collection Shelving Quality
Quality Shelving Survey
MCG's Response
AASHLD Responses
Analysis
Charts / Graphs
Handouts
Methodology Used for the Greenblatt Library
Research Study on Quality Shelving
A Benchmark for Quality Shelving:
Weaving Our Way Through the Stacks
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Assessment of Shelving Quality
Survey of Library Directors/or Library Staff
- What is the approximate size of your collection?
books ________ journals ________
- How many items circulate annually?
books ________ journals ________
- How quickly are items re-shelved? Note: (Average number of hours.) books ________
journals ________
- Using circulation statistics, how many items (reserve, checkouts and in house use) are
re-shelved per year? books ________ journals ________
- What is your perceived level of accuracy regarding shelving books? 100% ________75%
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50% ________ Less than 50% ________ How do you measure the above? (a) spot check
(b) wait for report of missing books (c) routine check
- What percentage of your staff shelves books and journals? ________
- How many hours a month are spent on shelving? ________
- Who is responsible for shelf reading and how often is your collection read?________
(a) Library Faculty (b) Library Staff (c) Library Assistants
- Approximately how long would it take to shelf read your entire collection (in hours) and
what process or mathematical formula did you use to figure this estimate? number of hours
for books ________ number of hours for journals ________ process or mathematical formula
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- What section in your collection seems to have the most shelving errors? books ________
journals ________
- Approximately how many books and journals are lost or missing each year? books ________
journals ________
- Are the most frequently used items also the most frequently mis-shelved?
(a) yes (b) no (c) not sure
- What methods do you use to train your staff in shelving or shelf reading?
(a) In service (b) Train by shadowing (c) Diagnostic test
- How do you normally track down a missing book or journal?
- Name of person completing the survey ____________
Job Title __________________________________
Name of institution __________________________
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