Decision Center Reference

The Decision Center Reference provides descriptions of data and configuration tools and reports, including how tool components relate to your library services platform database. Decision Center includes the following categories of tools and reports:

• Evaluation
  The Evaluation module contains descriptive reports about what has happened in your library or library system. Evaluation reports provide specific information regarding various aspects of library operations and analyze operational trends over time. Reports appear in four subcategories:
  • Acquisitions
  • Circulation
  • Collection
  • Encore
• Development
  The Development module contains tools that assist you with budgeting and selection for your library's collections.
• Balancing
  The Balancing module contains tools that make recommendations for expansion, weeding, or item relocation to achieve an optimal balance within specific library collections (system-wide and by location).
• Maintenance
  The Maintenance module contains tools that make recommendations regarding item deselection and catalog clean-up, based on library-determined criteria.

See Creating Reports for the task-based information you need to configure and modify tools and reports.

See the Decision Center Administration section of this document for information about administering the application.