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Libraries As Repositories Of Popular Culture: Is Popular Culture Still Forgotten?, Robert P. Holley, John H. Heinrichs
Libraries As Repositories Of Popular Culture: Is Popular Culture Still Forgotten?, Robert P. Holley, John H. Heinrichs
School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications
Purpose – To replicate a study done in 1992 on the bibliographic availability of 55 popular culture periodicals sold by a Kroger supermarket in Royal Oak, Michigan. The earlier study asked the question whether time might be a relevant variable for the number of holding libraries.
Design/methodology/approach – The authors searched WorldCat for the number of reported library holdings for the same 55 popular culture periodicals and analyzed the results. Findings – 34 periodicals with holdings during both periods had a median increase of 58.4%; but, when the 83.5% increase in OCLC full membership during the same period was taken …