MODELING AND FORECASTING CONTACT TIME AS A MEASURE OF ITEM INFORMATIVENESS

Authors
TAGUESUTCLIFFE J
Citation
J. Taguesutcliffe, MODELING AND FORECASTING CONTACT TIME AS A MEASURE OF ITEM INFORMATIVENESS, Scientometrics, 30(1), 1994, pp. 259-267
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science","Information Science & Library Science
Journal title
Scientometrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
01389130
Volume
30
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
259 - 267
Database
ISI
SICI code
0138-9130(1994)30:1<259:MAFCTA>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The value or informativeness of an item in a library collection or dat abase has been measured by its frequency of circulation or access. Thi s paper presents a more discriminating measure, user contact time, and develops a model for its distribution over users and over time. The m odel is applied to the problem of predicting future informativeness of an item.