The librarians' axiom: a "flat earth theory"? : the case of the Saldanha Municipality Libraries during the Great Recession

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dc.contributor.advisorUnderwood, Peter Gen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSkelly, Laraen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-01T12:14:49Z
dc.date.available2015-01-01T12:14:49Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 78-85).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe Librarians' Axiom is the theory that library usage goes up during an economic recession. This Axiom is supported by anecdotal evidence in the literature, but lacks statistical support. This dissertation attempts to fill that gap by looking at library use of the 10 libraries in the Saldanha Bay Municipal area during the 2008/2009 economic recession. No statistical evidence was found to support the Axiom. Several reasons to explain this result were explored, but none found to justify the lack of evidence that the axiom holds in this case.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSkelly, L. (2011). <i>The librarians' axiom: a "flat earth theory"? : the case of the Saldanha Municipality Libraries during the Great Recession</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10804en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSkelly, Lara. <i>"The librarians' axiom: a "flat earth theory"? : the case of the Saldanha Municipality Libraries during the Great Recession."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10804en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSkelly, L. 2011. The librarians' axiom: a "flat earth theory"? : the case of the Saldanha Municipality Libraries during the Great Recession. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Skelly, Lara AB - The Librarians' Axiom is the theory that library usage goes up during an economic recession. This Axiom is supported by anecdotal evidence in the literature, but lacks statistical support. This dissertation attempts to fill that gap by looking at library use of the 10 libraries in the Saldanha Bay Municipal area during the 2008/2009 economic recession. No statistical evidence was found to support the Axiom. Several reasons to explain this result were explored, but none found to justify the lack of evidence that the axiom holds in this case. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - The librarians' axiom: a "flat earth theory"? : the case of the Saldanha Municipality Libraries during the Great Recession TI - The librarians' axiom: a "flat earth theory"? : the case of the Saldanha Municipality Libraries during the Great Recession UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10804 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10804
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSkelly L. The librarians' axiom: a "flat earth theory"? : the case of the Saldanha Municipality Libraries during the Great Recession. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC), 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10804en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentLibrary and Information Studies Centre (LISC)en_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleThe librarians' axiom: a "flat earth theory"? : the case of the Saldanha Municipality Libraries during the Great Recessionen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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