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Peer reviewedSeavey, Charles A. – Public Libraries, 1989
Reviews the use and validity of numerical measures of library service (index numbers) and describes a study of public library systems from 1970-80 in Wisconsin. This study used an index number based on circulation per capita, expenditures per capita, turnover rate, full-time employee rate, and population, and tested this measure against various…
Descriptors: Library Services, Measurement Techniques, Public Libraries, Socioeconomic Influences
