Public Library Site Evaluation and Location: Past and Present Market-Based Modelling Tools for the Future.

Koontz, Christine M.

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ERIC Number: EJ459842

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Public Library Site Evaluation and Location: Past and Present Market-Based Modelling Tools for the Future.

Koontz, Christine M.

Library and Information Science Research, v14 n4 p379-409 Oct-Dec 1992

Presents a methodology for construction of location modeling for public library facilities in diverse urban environments. Historical and current research in library location is reviewed; and data collected from a survey of six library systems are analyzed according to population, spatial, library use, and library attractiveness variables. (48 references) (MES)

Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Geographic Location, Library Facilities, Library Planning, Library Surveys, Models, Predictor Variables, Public Libraries, Site Analysis, Site Selection, Tables (Data), Urban Areas, Use Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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