A model for measuring the congestion in library shelves

L. Egghe
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Scientometrics, 1999, vol. 46, issue 3, No 4, 417-430

Abstract: Abstract A model for measuring the congestion in library shelves after j years (j∈ ℕ) is obtained by taking j-fold convolutions of the distributions that describe the yearly growth of literature (e.g., periodicals, books on a certain topic,…) From this one can estimate the expected number of critical points in the shelf, after j years. One can also calculate the probability that there will be m (m∈ ℕ) critical points after j years. The paper closes by examining two concrete cases.

Date: 1999
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