Use of Library Materials: The University of Pittsburgh StudyBackground of the study; Circulation and in-house use of books; Use of journals; The economics of materials'use; A cost benefit model of library operations; Alternatives to local questions; The path ahead. |
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Contents
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY | 1 |
E The Study as Part of an Ongoing Research Program | 7 |
Some Practical Applications of Findings | 48 |
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acquired acquisitions Adjusted Alert Method amount analysis average benefit browsing cards Chemistry coefficient collection column Computer Science considered continued Cost Center Cumulative curve decision develop divided by line Economics effect Engineering Engineering Chemistry estimated example Excluded external factor faculty figures fixed costs Frequency functions given graduate students Hillman History imputed in-house included increase indicates interest Items Circulated journals LC Class less librarian loan materials Mathematics Matrix mean measure Medium Money multiplied observation operation patterns percent percentage period person photocopying Physics Library population predict processing Projected purchased question ranks recorded represented resource sharing sample shows Social standard statistics Status storage Subscription Table titles total cost transactions undergraduate University usage users variable costs volumes yearly
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| Title | Use of Library Materials: The University of Pittsburgh Study Volume 26 of Books in library and information science |
| Authors | Allen Kent, Jacob Cohen, University of Pittsburgh, Kenneth Leon Montgomery, James G. Williams, Stephen Bulick, Roger R. Flynn, William N. Sabor, Una Mansfield |
| Editor | Allen Kent |
| Contributor | University (Pittsburgh, Pa.) |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | M. Dekker, 1979 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Jul 16, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0824768078, 9780824768072 |
| Length | 272 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General |
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