Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ206801
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Publication Date: 1979-May
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Access to Alternative Catalogs: A Simulation Model.
Force, Ronald W.; Force, Jo Ellen
College and Research Libraries, v40 n3 p234-39 May 1979
Describes a computer simulation model developed to provide information on the number of terminals or readers needed in the advent of microfilm or computerized catalogs in libraries. Systems with two to 14 terminals are simulated, and decision variables include average patron waiting time, number of patrons lost, and average terminal utilization. (Author)
Descriptors: Catalogs, Libraries, Library Planning, Microfilm, Models, Online Systems, Simulation, Tables (Data), Use Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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