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Hayes, Robert M. – Library Research, 1981
Evaluates the validity of using circulation data as the index to the total utilization of a library collection and tests the hypothesis that the proposed mixture of Poisson distributions can describe and predict various use distribution. Seven statistical analysis listings, six algorithms, 20 tables, and 43 references are provided. (Author/RBF)
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans