You can also visit the school website to see a smaller version (a ‘widget’) along with this year’s collection usage data: www.sagehillschool.org/library.
Usage
Though our Electronic Circulation is strong this year even in December despite only four class teaching days (see graph below), Physical Circulation, which includes books, videos, magazines, is the lowest its ever been. I'm extremely concerned about the relevance of our physical collection to the community, which has up-to-date additions this year in both popular fiction and requested reference resources. The lack of use is possibly explained by the altered schedule, which puts a lot of pressure on the first quarter and eliminates teaching days in December altogether. The new relevance of eBooks with our student population (see my previous discussion here), or that perhaps our students read less in their free time have also been suggested to me as possible explanations, and I have no doubt both play factor. I encourage you to let our students know about the collection and reference it in your classes if a student is looking for a book "my friend told me about"--and don't hesitate to come looking for your own reading, as well. Any suggestions on actions I can take to promote the collection are very welcome. This Day in History
(Via Encyclopedia Britannica, visit www.sagehillschool.org/elibrary for more!)
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| Bogyoke Aung San with Clement Attlee,Jan. 1947. (AungSan.com) |
1965: American-English author T.S. Eliot died in London.
1935: American professional boxer Floyd Patterson was born in Waco, North Carolina.
1809: French educator Louis Braille, who developed a system of printing and writing that is extensively used by the blind and that was named for him, was born near Paris.
