Background
Boyce, Bert Roy was born on January 10, 1938 in Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Bert Roy and Julia (Loyd) Boyce.
(Providing detailed discussions of measurement from a vari...)
Providing detailed discussions of measurement from a variety of viewpoints and a wide range of applications, this practical text examines how measurement is defined and used in information science, including documents/text/records, searching, output services, and data collection. The book is an excellent secondary or recommended text for courses in research methods, information retrieval, database management, and systems design. * * Covers the quantitative and qualitative aspects of measurement * Examines mathematical and statistical concepts * Explores measurements of databases and information retrieval
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Boyce, Bert Roy was born on January 10, 1938 in Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Bert Roy and Julia (Loyd) Boyce.
Bachelor in History, Marietta College, 1959. Master of Science in Library. Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1968.
Doctor of Philosophy, Cast Western Reserve University, 1972.
Assistant director, Redevelopment Authority, Sharon, 1966-1967; research analyst information systems, Library. Congress, Washington, 1968-1969; assistant professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1972-1978; chair department information science, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1976-1983; associate professor School Library. and Information Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1983-1985; professor School Library. and Information Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1985; dean School Library. and Information Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1990.
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Lieutenant United States Navy, 1960-1966, Vietnam. Member American Library Association (Shera Research award 1988), American Society for Information Science (Outstanding Information Science Teaching award 1989), Louisiana Library. Association, Association for Library and Information Science Education.
Married Judith Irene Warren, August 25, 1968. Children: Maria Natasha, Gabriel Augustus.