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Peer reviewedRouse, William B. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1979
Discusses the purpose of mathematical models and reviews the phases of the modeling process--defining performance, representing the problem, predicting performance, estimating parameters, defining optimization criterion, determining solution, and implementing results. Reviews of book-use, resource allocation, and library network models are…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Circulation, Library Networks, Mathematical Models
Peer reviewedO'Neill, Edward T. – Library Trends, 1984
Describes operations research as an important management tool that can aid library managers in effectively using available resources and as a set of analytical tools that can enable researchers to better understand library and information services. Early history, definition, models, applications to libraries, and impact are noted. Twenty-five…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Administration, Library Research, Library Science
