PresentationOutline

Here is a general overview of the structure we might want to follow for our presentation. Feel free to make changes or additions!

1) St. Thomas background
 * Community analysis
 * Demographics
 * Health
 * Recent developments (re: economy)
 * Local culture

2) Introduce Dewey range: 610-619
 * What is included in the range?
 * Why did we select this range to investigate?
 * Maybe a general statement about the state of the collection (size? quality?)

3) Quantitative analysis of St. Thomas collection
 * Sampling methodology - weighted stratified systematic random approach to sample from the approx. 2400 books in the 610s
 * Distribution of books across the Dewey numbers (insert piechart!)
 * Average date of publication; % of books published in the last 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?
 * Publishers - % of mainstream vs. alternative; most prevalent publishers
 * Presence of NEL books
 * Highlights of subsections from the Dewey range that are particularly lacking
 * Collection use - how many books were signed out?

4) Qualitative analysis of St. Thomas collection
 * Introduce Dewey numbers selected for analysis
 * Why these #s? Relate back to community analysis if possible
 * Overall quality of books
 * Gaps (re: subjects or perspectives)
 * Over-emphasis (re: subjects or perspectives)

5) Quantitative analysis of PLC
 * Brief intro to why we wanted to consult PLC
 * Comparison of St. Thomas's and PLC's distribution across the Dewey numbers (duelling piecharts)
 * Introduce selected Dewey numbers of analysis (613-615)
 * Why are these #s important to look at?
 * Follow same steps as in Part 3

6) Qualitative analysis of PLC
 * Same steps as in part 4 (reference overall quality, gaps, over-emphasis, etc)
 * General statement about the usefulness of PLC

7) Recommended books
 * Criteria for selection
 * General criteria (currency, quality, etc)
 * Specific criteria (relate back to gaps identified, community analysis)
 * Examples of recommended titles (3-5?)
 * Very briefly - what are they about? why are they good?

8) Deselection
 * Principles of weeding (e.g. currency, relevance, erroneous/questionable information, etc)
 * Examples of some titles recommended for weeding
 * Very briefly - what are they and why should we get rid of them?

9) Proposal >>
 * How much will we need to spend on the recommended books?
 * How will these purchases help the library? The community at large?
 * How will we make sure it's a worthy investment?
 * Marketing and outreach plan...