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A Queueing Study of Public Catalog Use.
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Sage, Charles; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1981
Analyzes queueing statistics to determine their utility in predicting catalog usage and the relationships between card and serials catalogs and to pinpoint peak catalog usage. This measurement should provide one factor in a simulation model to accurately predict the number of catalog devices needed for alternative catalog formats. Eight references…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Output Microfilm, Higher Education, Information Seeking