some comparisons of PGSS library circulation statistics for the past three years and collection development for the past two years
An analysis:
Circulation
The circulation stats are encouraging with fiction loans continuing to improve. The strategy to promote reading in the junior grades in 2012/13 will hopefully see these numbers grow more.
We can expect textbook circulation to continue to decline until 2014 when enrollment numbers are expected to level out. As students and teachers continue to access the Internet for research materials, the non-fiction is in less demand. A major weeding of this collection is in the works for 2012 in order to accommodate the new "Learning Commons" environment.
Collection Development
Again, development of the fiction collection has been a major priority as we attempt to find more and more titles that appeal to our clientele. As teachers of senior students are making the reading of independent novels a priority, the interest in popular novel titles has increased. We will promote similar strategies with the teachers of junior classes in 2012 so that will necessitate a focus on the purchase of titles to meet that need. Boys in the junior grades are often interested in reading non-fiction so we will attempt to purchase titles that accommodate that need. The reference section will need another thorough assessment to ensure that we are not duplicating titles that can be found in the online databases.
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