Evaluation of a library's holdings to assess strengths, gaps, age, and alignment with curriculum is known as what?

• A. Collection Analysis
• B. Circulation Report
• C. Dynamic Shelving
• D. Genrefication

Answer: (A)

Evaluating a library’s holdings to determine strengths, gaps, currency, and how well the collection supports the curriculum is collection analysis. This process involves auditing what the library has, looking at subject coverage and depth, checking publication dates and editions to gauge currency, and comparing the collection to curricular needs. The goal is to identify where the collection excels, where it’s lacking, and what needs updating or replacing to better support learning.

Circulation reports focus on how often items are borrowed, not on their content or curricular relevance. Dynamic shelving and genrefication are about organizing materials by genre or subject to improve access, not about evaluating the holdings themselves.