Power laws in the number of copies per title in libraries
Background. Power law distributions have been found in many contexts, both natural and social. This study examines one way of applying the power law distribution to characterize the breadth and accessibility of library collections. Objectives. The collections of three libraries were analyzed for ev...
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| author | Lane, Daniel J. |
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| description | Background. Power law distributions have been found in many contexts, both natural and social. This study examines one way of applying the power law distribution to characterize the breadth and accessibility of library collections.
Objectives. The collections of three libraries were analyzed for evidence of power law distributions with regard to the number of copies per title. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1645642023-02-08T23:30:33Z Power laws in the number of copies per title in libraries Lane, Daniel J. Northeastern Illinois University, USA Library and information science Background. Power law distributions have been found in many contexts, both natural and social. This study examines one way of applying the power law distribution to characterize the breadth and accessibility of library collections. Objectives. The collections of three libraries were analyzed for evidence of power law distributions with regard to the number of copies per title. Published version 2023-02-02T01:29:27Z 2023-02-02T01:29:27Z 2022 Journal Article Lane, D. J. (2022). Power laws in the number of copies per title in libraries. Library and Information Science Research E-Journal, 32(2), 96-108. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LIBRES.2022.2.2 1058-6768 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164564 10.32655/LIBRES.2022.2.2 2 32 96 108 en Library and Information Science Research E-Journal © 2022 The Authors. All rights reserved. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Library and information science Lane, Daniel J. Power laws in the number of copies per title in libraries |
| title | Power laws in the number of copies per title in libraries |
| title_full | Power laws in the number of copies per title in libraries |
| title_fullStr | Power laws in the number of copies per title in libraries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Power laws in the number of copies per title in libraries |
| title_short | Power laws in the number of copies per title in libraries |
| title_sort | power laws in the number of copies per title in libraries |
| topic | Library and information science |
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