Circulation Scenarios: Or, Where Have All the New Books Gone?.

Johnson, Mary E.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Circulation Scenarios: Or, Where Have All the New Books Gone?

Johnson, Mary E.

Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, v6 n1-2 p49-56 Fall-Win 1986

This analysis of the circulation records of books added to a psychiatric library from July 1983 through May 1985 reports the total number of books circulated, their number and percentage in specific subject areas, missing titles, and usage by in-house and off-site borrowers. Implications for future collection development are explained. (Author/EM)

Descriptors: Books, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development, Library Surveys, Medical Libraries, Psychiatry, Use Studies, Users (Information)

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Language: English

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