Power laws in the number of copies per title in libraries

• Main Author: Lane, Daniel J.
• Other Authors: Northeastern Illinois University, USA
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Library and information science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164564
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background. Power law distributions have been found in many contexts, both natural and social. This study examines one way of applying the power law distribution to characterize the breadth and accessibility of library collections. Objectives. The collections of three libraries were analyzed for ev...