A Review of Qualitative and Quantitative Measures in Collection Analysis.

Ephraim, Philip E.

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ERIC Number: EJ489804

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Publication Date: 1994

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A Review of Qualitative and Quantitative Measures in Collection Analysis.

Ephraim, Philip E.

Electronic Library, v12 n4 p237-42 Aug 1994

Argues that a mix of quantitative and qualitative measures is most efficacious in library collection analysis. Cases drawn from the literature in which a combination of these measures was profitably applied are considered, and the types of software packages for purposes of data manipulation are discussed. (Contains 15 references.) (KRN)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Data Processing, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Library Research, Library Statistics, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis

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

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria; United States

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