Generating a collection value report – Follett VERSION 6.00 User Manual

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Reports

Generating a Collection Value Report

The Collection Value Report lets you examine your collection's value as a whole

and by call number range. Reports calculates these values using the prices in

copy records. Since some copy records may not contain a price, Reports also

provides you with an estimated value. The estimated value is based on an

average of the prices in that call number range. This report is ideal for providing

information to your insurance company and can also be used to justify a budget.

For example, if your collection needs more science books, you can calculate the

average cost per science title based on the information in that Dewey range.

After selecting your report

options, click Print.

Select the level of detail.

Include statistics for copies

having a call number prefix.

Include statistics for copies

having a call number prefix.

The Collection Value Report has these options:

Detail level: Select the level of detail for the report:
1'sĊLists statistics for each whole call number.
10'sĊLists statistics for each group of 10 (000-009, 010-019, and so on).
100'sĊLists statistics for each group of 100 (000-099, 100-199, and so on).

Call Number Prefixes: Check the box to include statistics for copies that have

call number prefixes (for example, FIC or REF). If you do not, the report is

limited to copies with Dewey call numbers ( your non-fiction materials).

After selecting your report options, click Print.

Note:

If you want to calculate the collection value as of a particular date, use the

Set Report Date feature to override the current system date. For more

information about changing the report date, see page 494.