July 11, 2005

Collection Development: The numbers are in . . .

End-of-year book lists detailed specific areas and genres purchased and added to the library as part of the IRC, juvenile, and education (Classification L) collections. I was recently asked what 'just how many books have been added?'

Here are some approximate totals for specific IRC collections:
  • Activity Books = 120
  • Juvenile Books = 675
  • Software = 65
  • Kits = 35
  • Bookkits = 10
  • Education Titles = 216
  • IRC Reference = 24

Orders have already begun for this academic year with juvenile books. Be sure to check out the New Book shelf on the second floor beginning in August to look at new titles. The quick catalog links on this blog provide easy access to popular catalog searches for IRC collection items.