Readability Tests for UK Professional Journals
- 1 April 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of librarianship
- Vol. 7 (2) , 69-83
- https://doi.org/10.1177/096100067500700201
Abstract
The meaning of readability and its importance to librarians are disncssed. Flesch's formulae for measuring reading ease and human interest are examined and used to test the readability of fourteen library journals. Results show most to be rather dull and difficult. Readership could be increased by the application of the principles of more readable writing.Keywords
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