FW: RE: [SCC_Active_Members] Collecting books

[Paula Newman]

Whoops, sorry, I guess I forgot to remove the attachment.
Paula


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Paula Newman 
To: SCC_active at computerhistory.org
Sent: 4/27/2006 11:22:49 AM 
Subject: FW: RE: [SCC_Active_Members] Collecting books


Forwarding without attachment (to avoid crowding inboxes).
Paula
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Paula Newman 
To: Randall Neff
Sent: 4/27/2006 11:19:57 AM 
Subject: RE: [SCC_Active_Members] Collecting books


Hi Randall,
Attached is the generated result of the comparison between the ACM classics/favorites list and the CHM book holdings list (see notes).    

I wan't aware that you were doing a "hands on" comparison at the same time that I was doing an automated one.  I knew of at least one error in my generated results,  and was going to run some more tests, but given that there are now two lists, that doesn't seem necesary.   

The generated results include all the ACM entries in the totals, including the manuals etc (which probably corresponds to your "non-human" authors), but  the latter weren't searched  (they are either in the "company" data base or not yet catalogued)   The results don't quite match, and I assume your list is more correct.  The comparison

Neff:
>ACM out-of-print list:
>List is 353 books (by human authors)
>CHM library has 98  or  28 percent

>ACM in-print list:
>List is 157 books
>CHM library has 47   or 30 percent

Generated list 
ACM out-of-print list:
List is 403 entries 
CHM library has  95

ACM in-print list:
List is 170 entries
CHM library has 42   

So:  the program found 8 fewer books than you did.   I'd be curious as to which ones they are.   Can you either send me your list, or check the attached?

Thanks,
Paula

Notes:
-- It considers entries to match if CHM has any edition, version, or printing.
-- It relies on some cleaned-up versions of the respective lists that I sent to Paula Jabloner

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Randall Neff 
To: SCC_active at computerhistory.org
Sent: 4/27/2006 9:28:08 AM 
Subject: [SCC_Active_Members] Collecting books


Here are the inventory counts of the various booklists.
I only looked in the library, not the staff cubicles nor
in the attic.   I only looked for books with real people
as authors, not companies, because is it not clear
where corporate authored books are stored.

Original ACM top 25 list:
List is 25 books
CHM library has 13.5   or 54 percent

Charles Babbage Institute Reprint Series:
List is 16 books
CHM library has 4    or 25 percent
CHM has original book 2

ACM out-of-print list:
List is 353 books (by human authors)
CHM library has 98  or  28 percent

ACM in-print list:
List is 157 books
CHM library has 47   or 30 percent

Randall Neff
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