Measuring information
Subtitle: an information services perspective
By: Jean Tague-Sutcliffe.
Series: Library and information science; Library and information science (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Information science -- Statistical methods.
Description: Measuring information is a key part of evaluating information services such as libraries, online services, information centers in organizations, and more. Measuring Information: An Information Services Perspective presents a new user-centered measure of information and describes how to use this method to evaluate information services of all kinds, especially library acquisitions. The book uses the mathematical theory of measurement to derive this measure.

It shows how it can be applied to a number of evaluation problems relating to overall services and a choice of databases, collection policies, classification schemes, retention schedules, indexing, languages, search strategies, and information packaging in information service agencies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-199) and index.