Action Item                    

 

 

                                                                

LINC Policy Council

January 29, 2004

 

Action Item No.:

 

2004-1

Subject:

 

Horizon Call Number Types

 

Recommended by:

 

LINC Policy Council

Adopted:

 
   

 

Background

The Dynix Classic software's call number tables allowed individual libraries to create multiple call number tables and assign individual collection codes/istats to these call number tables. 

 

The Dynix statistical reports tracked circulation statistics in the 'call number' ranges in each call number table for the items owned by that library only.  This data was in fact a 'subset' or smaller portion of the total number of nonfiction items circulated at each library.   Some libraries had multiple call number tables (juvenile, book-on-tape, video, etc.) while some libraries  had only  one (nonfiction).

 

In Horizon, call number types (or istats) are created for each range of each call number table.  On Dynix Classic, we had 170 call number tables, with from 10-187 ranges per table.  Each of these call number tables, plus all of the ranges within these call number tables, have been converted into an unique istat on Horizon (over 2,000).

 

With the canned statistical reports on Horizon (noneditable), each libraryıs statistical report would list out all of these over 2,000 unique call number types (istats), showing circulation of particular items that are linked to these call number types.  Although the data willI be a more accurate report of circulation within a library of all items that are linked to a call number type (nonfiction), the amount of data lines will create a monthly report that is 400-500 pages long.

 

 

Policy

In an effort to retain accurate circulation data but to reduce the size of the monthly statistical report, during the initial Horizon configuration, all call number tables on Dynix will be  collapsed into either a generic DDC table (240 ranges) or a generic LC table (200 ranges).  In the months following the Horizon implementation,  an input study will be done to determine whether the generic call number types should be maintained or more specific types should be created.  Third party reporting software will also be examined to determine if Horizon circulation data can be reproduced in smaller, customized circulation reports .

 

Approved