Holdings as a Measure of Journal Value.

Wallace, Danny P.; Boyce, Bert R.

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ERIC Number: EJ396851

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Publication Date: 1989

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Holdings as a Measure of Journal Value.

Wallace, Danny P.; Boyce, Bert R.

Library and Information Science Research, v11 n1 p59-71 Jan-Mar 1989

Describes a study that compared holdings figures from the OCLC database to productivity measures from the "Journal Citation Reports" section of "Science Citation Index" and publisher circulation figures to determine whether there is a systematic relationship between easily gathered holdings and circulation figures and less easily obtained bibliometric measures of journal value. (11 references) (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Evaluation Criteria, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Measurement Techniques, Scholarly Journals, Statistical Analysis, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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