Collection Evaluation

	Use- and user-based		Collection-based
Quantitative	Circulation statistics	To identify high rotation and popular materials.	Collection size and growth	To determine the diversity, breadth and currency of the collection.
	In-house use statistics	To assess popularity and identify the quality of resources that meet the needs within a specific emphasis collection.	Materials budget size and growth	To measure the ability to update the collection.
	Hits and downloads	To assess the use of electronic materials including fiction and non-fiction e-books and Assignment Help Pages.	Materials budget size and growth	To measure the ability to update the collection.
Qualitative	User opinion surveys	To better understand and interpret the quantitative data.	List checking	To identify gaps in the collection.
Qualitative	User observations	To observe how users are using the materials and how successful the use is.	Collection mapping	To identify the success of the current collection in meeting the users’ needs.

[Forum Reflection: Module 5.1]

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