Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine how diverse the academic children’s library picture book collection is at San Diego State University Library and how well it represents the members of the community who use it. Using the results of a Diverse BookFinder’s Collection Analysis Tool (DBF CAT) report, the researcher compares ethnic group representation in a library’s holdings to local patron demographics to analyze how well the collection represents the community that uses it. More specifically, the DBF CAT data were compared to demographic statistics of the university student body and to demographic statistics of local school children whose teachers use the collection to develop lesson plans. While this comparison broadly identified some strengths and gaps in the collection, the demographic category mismatch between the DBF CAT data categories and the demographic statistical sources was problematic. Assessment of the historical part of the picture book collection was also explored and led to a recommendation for further collection diversity assessment research using historical bibliographies and book reviews.

摘要

本研究的目的是确定圣地亚哥州立大学图书馆的学术儿童图书馆图画书收藏的多样性以及它在多大程度上代表了使用它的社区成员。使用 Diverse BookFinder 的馆藏分析工具 (DBF CAT) 报告的结果，研究人员将图书馆馆藏中的族群代表性与当地顾客人口统计数据进行比较，以分析馆藏在多大程度上代表了使用它的社区。更具体地说，将 DBF CAT 数据与大学生群体的人口统计数据以及教师使用该数据集制定课程计划的当地学童的人口统计数据进行了比较。虽然这种比较广泛地确定了该系列的一些优势和差距，DBF CAT 数据类别与人口统计来源之间的人口统计类别不匹配是有问题的。还探索了对图画书收藏的历史部分的评估，并建议使用历史书目和书评进行进一步的收藏多样性评估研究。