Collection assessment at the Ganser Library: a case study

Abstract

Describes a political science collection assessment project accomplished at the Ganser Library of Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania. The assessment approach was holistic. Traditional list checking was combined with online checking of the circulation records of core titles, thus presenting a profile of student behavior and circulation statistics of core titles published during 1920‐1988. Emphasizes the advantages of assessment using the online catalog and circulation module, although the circulation picture was disappointing. Claims libraries cannot afford to be just warehouses. Librarians have to work aggressively with faculty to get the core titles used by students with current journal literature, thus advocating the American Library Association’s information literacy goal to prepare students for the twenty‐first century.

Citation

Lotlikar, S.D. (1997), "Collection assessment at the Ganser Library: a case study", Collection Building, Vol. 16 No. 1, pp. 24-29. https://doi.org/10.1108/01604959710156934