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Title: A Model for Library Book Circulations Incorporating Loan Periods.
Language: English
Authors: Burrell, Quentin L., Fenton, Michael R.
Source: Journal of the American Society for Information Science. Mar 1994 45(2):101-116.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 1994
Document Type: Opinion Papers
Reports - Descriptive
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Circulation, Library Statistics, Mathematical Formulas, Models, Statistical Distributions, Tables (Data)
ISSN: 0002-8231
Abstract: Proposes and explains a modification of the mixed Poisson model for library circulations which takes into account the periods when a book is out on loan and therefore unavailable for borrowing. Highlights include frequency of circulation distributions; negative binomial distribution; and examples of the model at two universities. (Contains 34 references.) (LRW)
Entry Date: 1994
Accession Number: EJ479810
Database: ERIC
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