• DocumentCode
    2747960
  • Title

    Exploring new trends of university libraries by SPSS cluster analysis method — Take Wuhan University of Technology as an example

  • Author

    Zhenhua, Chen

  • Author_Institution
    Libr., Wuhan Univ. of Technol., Wuhan, China
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    16-17 July 2011
  • Firstpage
    303
  • Lastpage
    307
  • Abstract
    Based on the relevant data of book-lending about the library of Wuhan University of Technology in 2007, the paper analyzed the distribution of the collection resources of the library. Furthermore, by the adoption of SPSS cluster analysis method, the paper also probed into readers´ intentions, the proportion of each classification for borrowing, the changes of the structure of the library collections, etc. At last, the paper predicted new trends for different readership classifications.
  • Keywords
    academic libraries; data mining; pattern classification; pattern clustering; statistical analysis; SPSS cluster analysis method; Wuhan University of Technology; book-lending data; borrowing; collection resource distribution; data mining; library collection structure; reader intention; readership classification; university libraries; Books; Economics; Educational institutions; History; Libraries; Medical services; Statistical analysis; SPSS; collection resources; hierarchical cluster;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Product Innovation Management (ICPIM), 2011 6th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Wuhan
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0359-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICPIM.2011.5983578
  • Filename
    5983578