ON THE UNITY OF BRADFORD'S LAW
M.J.F. MAIA
(Anglo‐Brazilian Information Service, The British Council, R. Dep. Lacerda Franco 333, São Paulo S.P. Brazil)
M.D. MAIA
(Universidade de Brasília, Departamento de Matemática, 70910 Brasília D.F. Brazil)
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Abstract
It is shown that there is no ambiguity in Bradford's theory of distribution. Starting with the two basic postulates laid down by Bradford, a mathematical expression is derived such that its curve agrees with the experimentally plotted data.
Citation
MAIA, M.J.F. and MAIA (1984), "ON THE UNITY OF BRADFORD'S LAW", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 40 No. 3, pp. 206-216. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026765
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1984, MCB UP Limited