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--=_48137445.0D6C468E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Interestingly, when I was a district library coordinator, our circulation statistics at all levels (in the absence of a reading incentive program) almost mirrored this exactly. We averaged about 40% fiction, 60% nonfiction circulation at all levels and over several years. Once the computerized reading incentive programs came onto the scene, the circulation mirrors the fiction/nonfiction ratio of the available tests. Carol Simpson, Ed.D. Asst. Professor - School of Library & Information Sciences University of North Texas PO Box 311068 Denton, TX 76203 940-565-3776 (voice) 940-565-3101 (fax) csimpson@lis.admin.unt.edu >>> Ginnie Genovese <ginnie@COLOSSALCAVE.COM> 11/09/00 02:12PM >>> Thanks so much to all who responded. Once again, you are the best! Here is the summary: ______________ 35% Fiction 65% Non Fiction ______________ --=_48137445.0D6C468E Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2722.2800" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT: 8pt MS Sans Serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 2px; MARGIN-TOP: 2px"> <DIV>Interestingly, when I was a district library coordinator, our circulation statistics at all levels (in the absence of a reading incentive program) almost mirrored this exactly. We averaged about 40% fiction, 60% nonfiction circulation at all levels and over several years. Once the computerized reading incentive programs came onto the scene, the circulation mirrors the fiction/nonfiction ratio of the available tests.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Carol Simpson, Ed.D.<BR>Asst. Professor - School of Library & Information Sciences<BR>University of North Texas<BR>PO Box 311068<BR>Denton, TX 76203<BR>940-565-3776 (voice)<BR>940-565-3101 (fax)<BR><A href="mailto:csimpson@lis.admin.unt.edu">csimpson@lis.admin.unt.edu</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><BR>>>> Ginnie Genovese <ginnie@COLOSSALCAVE.COM> 11/09/00 02:12PM >>><BR>Thanks so much to all who responded. Once again, you are the best! Here is<BR>the summary:<BR><BR>______________<BR>35% Fiction<BR>65% Non Fiction<BR>______________<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML> --=_48137445.0D6C468E-- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=