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ERIC Number: EJ261866
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1981
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The Distribution of Use of Library Materials: Analysis of Data from the University of Pittsburgh.
Hayes, Robert M.
Library Research, v3 n3 p215-60 Fall 1981
Evaluates the validity of using circulation data as the index to the total utilization of a library collection and tests the hypothesis that the proposed mixture of Poisson distributions can describe and predict various use distribution. Seven statistical analysis listings, six algorithms, 20 tables, and 43 references are provided. (Author/RBF)
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition, Library Circulation, Library Collections, Library Materials, Library Research, Predictive Validity, Statistical Analysis, Tables (Data), Use Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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