Circulation differences between fiction books with subject headings and those without

Subject headings for works of fiction are one way to increase access to these books. Increased access should result in greater use for these books. Using a multi-branch, metropolitan public library, fiction books with subject headings were compared against fiction books without subject headings for...

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Main Author: McDonald, Elizabeth Frances, 1957-
Other Authors: Hurt, Charlie D.
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 1996
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278569
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spelling ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-2785692015-12-16T03:00:54Z Circulation differences between fiction books with subject headings and those without McDonald, Elizabeth Frances, 1957- Hurt, Charlie D. Library Science. Subject headings for works of fiction are one way to increase access to these books. Increased access should result in greater use for these books. Using a multi-branch, metropolitan public library, fiction books with subject headings were compared against fiction books without subject headings for overall use and circulations (use adjusted for time available to circulate). These same two categories were then compared to determine the affect of subject headings with respect to: fiction collection size, genre, and publication date for overall use and circulations. 1996 text Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278569 1383561 .b34539591 en_US Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. The University of Arizona.
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topic Library Science.
spellingShingle Library Science.
McDonald, Elizabeth Frances, 1957-
Circulation differences between fiction books with subject headings and those without
description Subject headings for works of fiction are one way to increase access to these books. Increased access should result in greater use for these books. Using a multi-branch, metropolitan public library, fiction books with subject headings were compared against fiction books without subject headings for overall use and circulations (use adjusted for time available to circulate). These same two categories were then compared to determine the affect of subject headings with respect to: fiction collection size, genre, and publication date for overall use and circulations.
author2 Hurt, Charlie D.
author_facet Hurt, Charlie D.
McDonald, Elizabeth Frances, 1957-
author McDonald, Elizabeth Frances, 1957-
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title Circulation differences between fiction books with subject headings and those without
title_short Circulation differences between fiction books with subject headings and those without
title_full Circulation differences between fiction books with subject headings and those without
title_fullStr Circulation differences between fiction books with subject headings and those without
title_full_unstemmed Circulation differences between fiction books with subject headings and those without
title_sort circulation differences between fiction books with subject headings and those without
publisher The University of Arizona.
publishDate 1996
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