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A Cost Comparison of Manual and Automated Circulation Systems in University Libraries: The Case of the Ibadan University Library.

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Alabi, G. A. – Information Processing and Management, 1985

Describes study of manual and experimental automated circulation systems in a university library in Nigeria. Data were collected for eight circulation activities in order to calculate the direct labor costs of circulating a book on each system. Automated system's book circulation costs were higher although direct labor costs were less. (MBR)

Descriptors: College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Costs

Design of a Model-Based Online Management Information System for Interlibrary Loan Networks.

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Rouse, Sandra H.; Rouse, William B. – Information Processing and Management, 1979

Discusses the design of a model-based management information system in terms of mathematical/statistical, information processing, and human factors issues and presents a prototype system for interlibrary loan networks. (Author/CWM)

Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Human Resources, Information Processing