TARGET:collection copyright date

[rick hedrick <rlmhedrick@MEDIAONE.NET>]

Hi,
I was at one time was in possession of an article, which I cannot now
locate, that described a quick way to estimate the age of a part of your
library collection by checking three or four shelves at random of that
general Dewey number. For example, to get an idea of the copyright date
of  the 300s in the collection, choose just a few shelves at random to
get an idea of the most common copyright date. There must have been more
to the article, but I cannot recall it. I am in need. along with a few
other librarians in my district, to get a quick guestimate of the
average copyright date of each general Dewey number in the collection.
Any suggestions would be very helpful. Thanks.

Linda Hedrick
Librarian
Memorial High School
Manchester, NH
rlmhedrick@mediaone.net

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