Follett VERSION 6.00 - Manual (Page 547)

04/04 Chapter 38 Circulation reports 547
Generating a Collection Age by Subject Report
The Collection Age by Subject Report lets you examine your collection's age and
circulation statistics based on a range of subjects. By reviewing this report, you
can see which areas in your collection need weeding or enhancement.
Select the range of subjects for the
report. For instructions on setting
starting and ending records, see
Defining a range" on page 489.
After selecting your report
options, click Print.
Note: If you want to calculate circulation statistics 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.
See also: For an explanation of the printing process, see page 495.
The following is an excerpt from a Collection Age by Subject Report:
Jackson School Library
10/3/2003 @ 3:48pm Collection Age By Subject Page 1
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Subject
Avg. Age Collection Yearly Circs Total Circs
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Artificial intelligence.
1997 29 (23.9%) 4 (50.0%) 4 (50.0%)
Lists the number of copies associated with the subject
and the percentage of the library collection represented
by these copies.
Displays the average age of all the titles associated with the
subject. This age is calculated from the publication dates in the
008 or 260 tag of the MARC records (see page 272).
Lists the number of this year's circulations attributed to copies
associated with the subject and their corresponding percentage
of the current year's circulations.
Lists the number of circulations attributed to copies associated with the
subject since Circulation Plus was installed and their corresponding
percentage of total circulations.