STOCK AUDITING: ANALYSING SWALCAP MANAGEMENT INFORMATION ON A SPREADSHEET

We all like to believe that our library catalogues are an authoritative record of our library stocks. But how confident are we that this is the case? Losses, in particular, are liable to mean that the catalogue could reflect our actual stock rather poorly. Unless action is taken, this discrepancy will become increasingly acute and will reduce readers' and staff members' confidence in the catalogue as a location tool.