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The effect of reductions in public library opening hours on book issues: a statistical analysis
Robert Loynes, Richard ProctorThis paper discusses statistical analyses of the effect of reductions in opening hours on book issues of public library authorities (PLAs). Monthly issue statistics over a three�…
Improving the “darkness to light” ratio in user‐related information retrieval research
Nigel FordResearch into information retrieval (IR) cannot yet answer the basic question of how we can design IR systems to help people search for information with optimal levels of…
Growing an electronic library: resources, utility, marketing and politics
David Dugdale, Christine DugdaleThe development of the ResIDe Electronic Library at the University of the West of England, Bristol, is traced from its origins as an eLib funded research project. Different…
Comparison and evaluation of some economic models of digital‐only journals
Leah Halliday, Charles OppenheimEconomic aspects of digital journal production and delivery were explored using Ithink Analyst, a modelling software package. Three models were developed and simulations were used…
Influence and reputation in the social sciences – how much do researchers agree?
Heine AndersenThe existence of hierarchies based on reputation in modern science is indisputable. A set of common scientific journals is often assumed to be instrumental in the formation of…
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