[baisl] Re: Quick survey questions
- From: Judy Scudder <jbscudder@xxxxxxxx>
- To: baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 08:54:31 -0800
We love our OverDrive, and I personally prefer to read on a device for
fiction. But many of our students and faculty prefer print.
I was very interested in what Debbie said about ebook sales leveling off.
Here is a short article about that.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/08/08/e-book-sales-are-leveling-off-heres-why/
Judy Scudder
On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 6:36 AM, Jole Seroff <jseroff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Anne, I think Debbie is right on re: the distinct roles of and the need
> for birth print and digital. You can even invoke the ideal of
> differentiation if that resonates at your school.
> On Nov 21, 2014 6:25 AM, "Debbie Abilock" <dabilock@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Anne,
>> I'm in D.C at NCTE right now so I don't have the time to put something
>> together with you....but my thought is to reframe the discussion with your
>> head. There is evidence that e-book reading / purchasing is leveling out.
>> Rather than supplanting print reading it's going to exist side-by-side with
>> print as another format. Seems to me you can make the case that not
>> everything will be digitized, that print / digital formats have different
>> uses, and that the collection needs to grow with the curriculum and
>> commitment by the school to meet the needs of diverse learners, etc.
>>
>> Rather than playing the numbers game - make your case through teaching
>> and learning.
>>
>> best,
>> Debbie
>> NoodleTools/ NoodleTeach
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Susanne DeRisi <sderisi@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, Anne!
>>> Here are the answers for Synergy School, a PreK-8 independent school.
>>>
>>> 1) How many students do you have in your school?
>>> 190 students
>>>
>>> 2) Total # in Collection 9500
>>>
>>> 2a) Fiction: 5500
>>>
>>> 2b) Non-Fiction 4000
>>> 3) e-books 500+ through StarWalk KidsMedia and 75 through MacinVia
>>> (mix of fiction and nonfiction)
>>>
>>> 3) Number of Databases
>>> 3: eLibrary, Culturegrams, PebbleGo
>>>
>>> 4) Circulation Statistics for Sept. Oct. and Nov.
>>> Sep: 628, Oct: 455, Nov: 383
>>>
>>> -Susanne DeRisi
>>> Librarian, Wilma Messing Library, Synergy School
>>> library@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Jole Seroff <jseroff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, Anne,
>>>>>
>>>> as you know, Castilleja is grades 6-12, so it's a little apples to
>>>> oranges, but I am always happy to advocate for rich print collections. Let
>>>> me know if you want to talk more.
>>>>
>>>> 1) How many students do you have in your school?
>>>>>
>>>>> 450-- 190ish in the middle school
>>>>>
>>>>> 2) Total # in Collection
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2a) Fiction: ~ 4,000
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2b) Non-Fiction ~12,000
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 3) e-books ~1000 (nearly all fiction)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 3) Number of Databases- 30
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 4) Circulation Statistics for Sept. Oct. and Nov. to date this year
>>>>> 2,596, including items checked out by teachers.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Our middle school students are our primary borrowers, particularly of
>>>> fiction. Of our top 50 borrowers for this year so far, 37 of them are
>>>> middle schoolers.
>>>>
>>>> I wish you the best of luck with your project!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jole Seroff
>>>> Director of Library and Information Services
>>>> Castilleja School
>>>> 1310 Bryant St.
>>>> Palo Alto, CA 94301
>>>> (650) 470-7765
>>>> jseroff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>> WOMEN LEARNING I WOMEN LEADING
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
--
Judy Scudder | Director of Library Services
1055 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
415.775.6626 ext. 732 Desk
jbscudder@xxxxxxxx | http://www.shcp.edu
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