The circulation/acquisition ratio: An input-output measure for libraries
| Autor: | Marilyn M. Levine |
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| Rok vydání: | 1980 |
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Input/output
Computer science business.industry Electrical engineering Measure (physics) Library and Information Sciences Management Science and Operations Research Computer Science Applications Thermometer Media Technology Circulation (currency) business Library circulation Information Systems Library materials |
| Zdroj: | Information Processing & Management. 16:313-315 |
| ISSN: | 0306-4573 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0306-4573(80)80013-6 |
| Popis: | A “quick-and-dirty” input-output measure for libraries is derived using readily available data. The library is defined as a system that acquires books as input and circulates books as output. By simply dividing the number of books circulated per unit time by the number of books acquired in that same time, such a measure is created. Used like a temperature thermometer, the C/A ratio has to be “just right” (not too high and not too low) if the library is to be considered “healthy”. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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