Title :
Exploring new trends of university libraries by SPSS cluster analysis method — Take Wuhan University of Technology as an example
Author_Institution :
Libr., Wuhan Univ. of Technol., Wuhan, China
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;
Conference_Titel :
Product Innovation Management (ICPIM), 2011 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0359-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICPIM.2011.5983578
