An Empirical Study of Long Tail in Public Libraries

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Abstract

The Long Tail Theory is regarded as the highly valued principle for business management and operation in today's well-developed Internet. The Long Tail concept is to gather a small number of diverse no-popular products to form a large profit. It is comparable to the profit of popular products with a large sales volume. Are there similar facts in the operation and management of libraries? When the library vigorously promotes popular books, are other collections fully utilized or ignored? The purpose of this study is to explore the possible long-tail phenomenon in the library. Then, based on the perspective of the library collection, we apply the data mining technique to further explore the possible facts. The results can be applied to improve and enhance the effectiveness of library management and marketing.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2021 10th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, IIAI-AAI 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages89-92
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781665424202
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event10th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, IIAI-AAI 2021 - Virtual, Online, Japan
Duration: 2021 Jul 112021 Jul 16

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2021 10th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, IIAI-AAI 2021

Conference

Conference10th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, IIAI-AAI 2021
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityVirtual, Online
Period2021/07/112021/07/16

Keywords

  • data mining
  • library marketing
  • long tail
  • public libraries

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Education

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