Science
Books In Our School Library
December 2002
Chart 1: Science Books
(500s) including Reference
|
#Students |
# of
Books |
% found
in SHSLC |
# Books
Per Child |
Average
Copyright |
*Upgrade
to 1992 |
*Upgrade
to 1997 |
*Upgrade
to 2002 |
|
1,407 |
1028 |
10.5% |
.74 |
1979 |
$15,830.79 |
$16,699.55 |
$18,823.19 |
Chart 2: Top Ten Golden Oldies Still On Our Shelves
While the following books may have some historical significance, they
have content that is considerably out of date and should weeded from our
shelves.
|
Top 10
Golden Oldies |
||||
|
1.
McGraw
Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms |
1969 |
|
6.
The
Floor of the Sea |
1974 |
|
2.
The
Earth We Live On |
1971 |
|
7.
Super
Cold, Super Hot: Cryogenics Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion |
1976 |
|
3.
Asimonv's
New Guide to Science |
1984 |
|
8.
Cloning:
A Biologist's Nightmare |
1979 |
|
4.
The
Structure of Scientific Revolutions |
1970 |
|
9.
Destination
Mars |
1972 |
|
5.
Chesapeake
Bay in Maryland |
1973 |
|
10.
Woodswoman |
1976 |
Chart 3: 82%
of Our Books Are Ten Years or Older
Chart 4: 11%
Matches a Professional Selection Source (SHSLC)
Notes:
These numbers are estimates and to obtain them, we
used an Excel file found at The Reading Corner at http://www.carr.org/read/schoollibrary
According to SLJ Online (April 2002), the average
price of one hardcover children’s and young adult book is $18.78. This is the cost used to figure the cost of
upgrading the collections. http://www.slj.com
SHSLC—Senior High School Library Collection,
15th edition published by Brodart in 1997 plus supplements through
the year 2001. This source provides
materials that are recommended for purchase in school library media centers.
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