Journal of Documentation: Volume 44 Issue 4

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PARADIGM AGREEMENT AND LITERATURE OBSOLESCENCE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN THE LITERATURE OF THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS

TERRY M. HEISEY

According to Kuhn's The structure of scientific revolutions normal science makes progress under a unifying paradigm while the humanities flounder among many competing paradigms…

A SIMPLE EMPIRICAL METHOD FOR PREDICTING LIBRARY CIRCULATIONS

QUENTIN L. BURRELL

Recent work has demonstrated that stochastic models, incorporating a time parameter, have great potential value for library management in predicting future use of library…

MARKETING IN THE AUSTRALIAN FOOD INDUSTRY: THE INFORMATION BASE

CARMEL MAGUIRE, EUGENIA LOVELACE

Marketing staff in Australian food manufacturing firms were questioned on use of and expenditure on advertising and marketing information services, on the sources from which they…

DOCUMENTATION NOTE: READABILITY OF FRENCH SCIENTIFIC TEXTS

ROBERT T. BOTTLE, CHAFFAI TEKFI

The readability of three French scientific journals is examined using the Farr‐Jenkins‐Paterson simplification of the Flesch reading ease formula. The results show a relative…

PROGRESS IN DOCUMENTATION: BRITISH UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 1977–1987: SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE CHALLENGES OF DECLINING RESOURCES

ELIZABETH M. RODGER

The annual reports of British university libraries all tell similar stories in the period under review: each year was described as a period of financial constraint, with hopes…

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ISSN:

0022-0418

Online date, start – end:

1945

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof David Bawden