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Main Authors: Kantor, Pual B., Shim, Wonsik
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1998
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ575870
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  • Library Circulation as Interaction Between Readers and Collections: The Square Root Law. Kantor, Pual B. Shim, Wonsik Academic Libraries Bibliometrics Data Analysis Interaction Library Circulation Library Collections Library Materials Mathematical Models Research Libraries Researchers Users (Information) Presents a model of the relation between the circulation at a large library, the collection at that library, and the size of the user population. Analysis of data at United States academic research libraries reveals a square-root law describing this relation. Explores theoretical foundations and speculates on bibliometric implications. (Author/AEF)