Online Collection Statistics: A Comparison of BASIC and SAS.

Slater, Jack

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ERIC Number: EJ260077

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Publication Date: 1981

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Online Collection Statistics: A Comparison of BASIC and SAS.

Slater, Jack

Drexel Library Quarterly, v17 n1 p61-74 Win 1981

Describes a program written in VS BASIC which was created for the online tabulation, summarization, and display of information on collection size for an academic library and compares its performance with that of SAS (Statistical Analysis System). Nine figures compare tables produced by the two systems, and two references are given. (RAA)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Higher Education, Library Automation, Library Collections, Online Systems, Programing Languages, Tables (Data)

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