A SIMPLE EMPIRICAL METHOD FOR PREDICTING LIBRARY CIRCULATIONS
Abstract
Recent work has demonstrated that stochastic models, incorporating a time parameter, have great potential value for library management in predicting future use of library materials, particularly in the presence of ageing of materials. In this paper a simple empirical Bayes method is presented which avoids the analytic complexity of earlier models and which may therefore be more attractive to the library manager. In particular, the ‘prediction profile’ is advocated as a useful additon to the manager's toolbox.
Citation
BURRELL, Q.L. (1988), "A SIMPLE EMPIRICAL METHOD FOR PREDICTING LIBRARY CIRCULATIONS", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 44 No. 4, pp. 302-314. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026832
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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