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A model for measuring the congestion in library shelves

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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.

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Egghe, L. A model for measuring the congestion in library shelves. Scientometrics 46, 417–430 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02459601

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