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Autor/in | Schwarz, Philip |
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Institution | Wisconsin Univ. - Stout, Menomonie. |
Titel | A Comparative Examination of Demand-Adjusted Shelf Availability Parameters Using Last Circulation Date, Acquisition Date and Imprint Date. Research Report Number 2. |
Quelle | (1982), (31 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Academic Libraries; Higher Education; Library Circulation; Library Materials; Library Research; Measurement Techniques; Models; Research Methodology; Sampling; Statistical Analysis; User Needs (Information) College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bibliotheksorganisation; Messtechnik; Analogiemodell; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Statistische Analyse; Benutzerbedürfnis |
Abstract | A theoretical model proposed by Paul Kantor for determining shelf availability for library materials by checking a small sample of items drawn from the checklist against the stacks and circulation records is applied to a working environment, and the following considerations are examined: (1) time required to apply the model to a working library environment; (2) demand-adjusted shelf availability for a medium-sized university library; (3) possible differences between the results of data expostulated in a naive fashion and adjusted data sorted by circulation date, acquisition date, and imprint date; and (4) degree of difference between stack availability during periods of high and low demand. Conclusions indicate that the time needed to conduct a simple availability analysis is minimal; the sampling technique is a good management tool for monitoring library performance in the areas of circulation dysfunction and library housekeeping dysfunction; adjusted data sorted by last circulation date would provide the best approximation of actual availability; and results of data gathered during periods of low use and high use differ considerably. Statistical data are presented in 11 tables, and references are provided. (KM) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |