There are lots of ways to evaluate the collection ranging from comparing it to other collections right through to gathering data from users. For the smaller school library that is understaffed, the best options are those that are efficient and cheap. In libraries that have a wizz-bang computer system gathering data on circulation and publication should be easy enough, as well as determining how many items are in each section of the non-fiction library.
So why is evaluation needed? TLs can collect data to reinforce budget requests, to gear the collection better to the existing curriculum and to meet demands from administration.
One of the things I like about collection evaluation is that it informs administration a lot about where their funds are being used and how up-to-date the collection is. Excel can be used to manipulate the data into various graphic representations, suitable to show committees.
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