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Main Author: Hodowanec, George V.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1983
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ291947
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  • Literature Obsolescence, Dispersion, and Collection Development. Hodowanec, George V. Classification College Libraries Comparative Analysis Correlation Departments Dewey Decimal Classification Higher Education Library Acquisition Library Circulation Library Collections Mathematical Formulas Obsolescence Research Methodology Determines book obsolescence rates for instructional departments within university by analyzing annual library's circulation and relating patterns of library use to curricular programs. Immediacy and intensity of peak usage, use dispersion, and commonality of use were used to develop acquisition priority weighting formula. Twenty-two sources and statistical data are appended. (EJS)