  A study of the yields of strange particles produced in heavy-ion and
elementary collisions is presented using preliminary results from the STAR
experiment at RHIC. The strange particle production rates, relative to those of
p+p, have been proposed as a means of determining an enhancement of strangeness
production in heavy-ion collisions. Analysis of results from STAR show that
this enhancement measure is reduced, or comparable, when contrasted to that at
top CERN SPS energies. A smaller suppression in the p+p yields at RHIC energies
due to finite volume effects could be the cause of such a result. By studying
the yields as a function of centrality we hope to establish how these effects
vary with the volume of the source created.
