Creating Selection Lists

You can create a new selection list by typing information in the Selection List workform and then adding titles individually, or by bulk adding titles from bibliographic record sets. You can also copy lines from an existing selection list to create a new selection list.

To help determine if additional copies of a title are needed for certain branches, you can review the title’s usage statistics using one of the following methods:

Search for the bibliographic record with the Find Tool, select it in the results list, right-click and select Preview from the context menu.
Open the bibliographic record set that contains the record, right-click, and select Preview from the context menu.
Open the bibliographic record in the Bibliographic Record workform, and select Tools > Show Usage Statistics.

The window displays brief bibliographic information about the selected record, circulation statistics, popularity ranking, and linked item records by branch and collection. To see more of any part of the window, drag the panel edges.

The popularity ranking is determined by the linked item records’ circulation and holds activity within the last four months:

If no linked item records were circulated or held in the last four months, the popularity is Low.
If at least one linked item was circulated or held within the last four months, the popularity ranking is Medium.
If one or more linked item records were circulated and one or more linked item records were held, the popularity ranking is High.

You can also generate circulation reports to help analyze where your library should focus its collection development. For example, the Turnover reports show how heavily a collection is used in relation to its size. See Circulation Reports.