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Download full textGlendale Public Library, CA. – 1974
In a continuing effort to reduce costs and improve internal processes, the Glendale Public Library's book charging and overdue determination system has been examined and an improved method conceived which will free badly needed labor hours within the library. It is proposed that the present photocharging transaction card system be kept, but the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Data Processing, Job Simplification
Applegate, H. C. – 1973
an analyst from the staff of the City Manager of Glendale, California, conducted a work simplification study for the central library to adjust public service operations in the library's new quarters. This report presents the study's recommendations concerning the book circulation process. Following an outline of the organization and functions of…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Design Requirements, Fines (Penalties), Job Simplification
Hunt, H. Allan; Hunt, Timothy – 1986
The potential employment impact of office automation is the topic of the study described in this book. The study reviews trends in clerical employment over the last 30 years in a search for evidence of the impact of changes in process technology on clerical employment levels. Specifically, it examines clerical employment trends from 1950 to 1980…
Descriptors: Automation, Clerical Occupations, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
