Collection+Mapping

Not to be confused with Curriculum Mapping, Collection Mapping is an overview of a media center’s collection, taking into account average age of titles, balance of the collection among genres, and rating of the collection against established norms. Collection Mapping supports curriculum mapping activities and instruction.
 * Collection Mapping **

[|Follett’s] TitleWise offers a collection map. Simply download (export) your collection to a desktop file, naming it with a date. Then upload this collection into the TitleWise site. (Full directions are included on the Follett site.) You will receive a set of full color graphs and charts giving information about your collection and comparing it to both Follett and Wilson recommended core collections. This information is useful for weeding, for preparing requests for additional funding, and for allocating funding to needed areas to support the curriculum. You can update TitleWise reports by re-downloading your collection after receipt of large orders. [|Bound to Stay Bound] (BTSB) publisher also offers a collection map service via its website.