The relationship between subject headings for works of fiction and circulation in an academic library

Subject headings for individual works of fiction have appeared on LC cataloging copy from the inception of the OCLC/LC Fiction Project in 1991. This study seeks to determine whether there is any relationship between the number of subject or genre headings per fiction record and mean circulation per...

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Published in:Library collections, acquisitions, & technical services acquisitions, & technical services, 2000-12, Vol.24 (4), p.459-465
Main Authors: Wilson, Mary Dabney, Spillane, Jodi Lynn, Cook, Colleen, Highsmith, Anne L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliographic description. Cataloging. Referencing
Cataloging
Circulation
Circulation statistics
Exact sciences and technology
Fiction
Information and communication sciences
Information and document structure and analysis
Information processing and retrieval
Information science. Documentation
Sciences and techniques of general use
Subject headings
Subject indexing
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Summary:Subject headings for individual works of fiction have appeared on LC cataloging copy from the inception of the OCLC/LC Fiction Project in 1991. This study seeks to determine whether there is any relationship between the number of subject or genre headings per fiction record and mean circulation per record. Analysis of results indicates that no statistically significant correlation exists. Recommendation for a similar analysis of data from a public library is made.
ISSN:1464-9055
1873-1821
DOI:10.1016/S1464-9055(00)00156-1