Circulation Sampling as a Technique for Library Media Program Management.

Garland, Kathleen

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ERIC Number: EJ441728

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Circulation Sampling as a Technique for Library Media Program Management.

Garland, Kathleen

School Library Media Quarterly, v20 n2 p73-78 Win 1992

Discusses sampling of circulation data as a technique for library media program management. Highlights include random and purposive sampling techniques; studies of circulation samples; factors affecting circulation patterns; guidelines for sampling circulation statistics over shorter time periods; and an example using statistics gathered from an elementary school library media center. (11 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration, Library Circulation, Library Statistics, Sample Size, Sampling, School Libraries

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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