<i>Analysis ofan Inductive Method of Evaluating the Book Collection of a Public Library</i>

Goldhor, Herbert

doi:10.1515/libr.1973.23.1.6

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“…While this method of checking a library's collection against an authoritative bibliography is often used to determine coverage level or gaps in a particular area of a collection (Elzy & Lancaster, 1990, p. 1), Goldhor (1973) recommends using the reverse process of checking a collection against selected bibliographies to gauge quality of the collection (p. 6). The current research could be built upon in the future by using both methods to compare both subject-area coverage and collection quality.…”

Section: Discussion/conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Creel

Welsh

2014

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It seems like this academic year is almost over -as I write this we are enjoying spring break with (more or less) warmer temperatures. Spring is lovely in South Mississippi and never more welcome than this year after what seems like months of cold weather and two and a half days lost to an ice storm in February.Our faculty members have been busy and I'd like to highlight a few of their accomplishments. The goal of the course is to become knowledgeable in genealogical resources and to demonstrate proficiency in genealogical research using the standards and guidelines of the National Genealogical Society. Embracing the online environment of SLIS, LISSA's contribution of an Amazon wish list allowed donations to be sent from anywhere in the world, greatly increasing the number of potential donors. The online wish list is a partnership LISSA would like to continue each year to encourage participation on a larger scale.The April LISSA meeting was broadcast live via Blackboard Collaborate. In the future, a Blackboard link to access upcoming meetings will be sent out on the SLIS listserv in advance so all interested SLIS students may participate in meetings remotely.During the spring 2014 semester, LISSA members are working with Dr. Stacy Creel on her Zoo Books Box Project. Per Dr. Creel, the goal is "to incorporate books and reading into the zoo experience and to expose children to information about the zoo animals, conservation, and ecology." SLIS volunteers are contributing by locating age appropriate print and online resources about zoo animals for inclusion in the boxes. SLIS students may also participate by donating books. Questions regarding this project should be directed to Dr. Creel.In April, LISSA members volunteered during the annual Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival, April 9-11. Volunteers assisted speakers, distributed evaluations, collected attendance stats, and staffed a SLIS table. LISSA t-shirts were available to purchase, and students and alums in attendance stopped by to say hello. LISSA also maintains an active Facebook page, which features upcoming events and posts of interest to SLIS students. After graduating from high school in Flint, Michigan, Christopher Paul Curtis attended college at nights while working on a Buick assembly line. After working for 18 years, he took a year off work to write his first book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham -1963Birmingham - (1995 British Studies 2014, June 26 -July 27The British Studies Program is headquartered in King's College Dorm in London near Waterloo Station, a short walk from Westminster, Trafalgar Square, and the theater district. Students earn 6 hours of college credit with guest lectures by British experts on-site in historic libraries, archives, and museums.

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Section: Discussion/conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Goldhor (1973) refers to this reverse process as the "inductive method" of bibliographic checking (p. 6). When the holdings of a library are checked against a bibliography, the results can be used to estimate quality of a collection and not just degree of coverage.…”

Section: Comparative Collection Analysesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Entire Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1

Creel

Welsh

2014

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“…An alternative version of the check‐list method is what Herbert Goldhor calls the “‘inductive’ method of book collection” (Goldhor, 1973, p. 6). The idea is, instead of searching a library for the items on a check‐list, a sample of the whole collection is compared to several lists.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The idea is, instead of searching a library for the items on a check‐list, a sample of the whole collection is compared to several lists. An item that appears on more than one list is much more likely to be what he calls “desirable” (Goldhor, 1973, pp. 6‐7).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

An inductive evaluation of a public library GLBT collection

Moss

2008

Collection Building

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the overall quality of the Louisville Free Public Library's gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender collection. Design/methodology/approach -The study implements an inductive check-list method. Where other check-lists compare a list to the collection, ignoring the number of items which do not appear on the list, an inductive method takes a sample of the entire collection, and compares it with several evaluative lists, demonstrating what percentage of the collection is not considered "desirable" by common evaluative lists. Findings -The results found that 31.9 percent of the LFPL's GLBT collection can be found in the evaluative lists used. Previous inductive evaluations suggest that this number indicates a quality core GLBT collection. Research limitations/implications -A sample collection was chosen using GLBT-related subject headings; however, evidence shows that a portion of the actual GLBT collection (perhaps as much as 37.5 percent) lack appropriate subject access control. This results in a potentially flawed sample. Practical implications -This study provides public librarians with a standard by which they can evaluate their GLBT collections and their library's attempt to meet the needs of a frequently underrepresented minority. Originality/value -Very few inductive evaluations have been published, and almost none has been published studying GLBT collections. The paper attempts to fill that gap, and provide a deeper standard by which GLBT collections can be evaluated.

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“…In order t o make an estimate of the quality of the books held by US public libraries in the humanities, it was decided t o use the inductive method of evaluation. Briefly this method consists of taking a sample of titles held by one o r more libraries, and ascertaining whether each such title is or is not listed in each of several relevant reviewing journals, book selection tools or retrospective bibliographies (3).…”

Section: Herbert Goldhormentioning

confidence: 99%