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Peer reviewedBommer, Michael – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1975
The major reasons which seem to be preventing operations research from achieving its potential and fulfilling the expectations of its proponents in library management are explored. (Author)
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Administration, Library Planning, Mathematical Models
Peer reviewedRouse, William B. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1976
The performance of an interlibrary loan network is characterized by the probability of satisfying a request, delay in satisfying a request, total and unit costs, and processing load on each network member. In this article, a distributed queueing network is used to model this situation. (Author)
Descriptors: Evaluation, Interlibrary Loans, Library Administration, Library Networks
Peer reviewedMiller, G.; Coleridge, F. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1977
A semimathematical model for library circulation control. The application is intended to contribute to a more structured yet flexible approach to library circulation management. It includes provisions for circulation policy analysis and management, recording, and controlling of circulation transactions. (Author/KP)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Circulation
Peer reviewedCasper, Cheryl A. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1979
Arguments for and against library service fees for users are presented, and models for setting such fees are illustrated in terms of profit maximization and maximization of user benefits. (FM)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Fees, Financial Policy, Library Administration
Peer reviewedRobinson, Earl J.; Turner, Stephen J. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1981
Fuzzy set theory, a mathematical modeling technique that allows for the consideration of such factors as "professional expertise" in decision making, is discussed as a tool for use in libraries--specifically in collection management. The fundamentals of fuzzy set theory are introduced and a reference list is included. (JL)
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Administration, Library Circulation, Library Collections
Peer reviewedKantor, P. B. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1976
Examines the problem of measuring library performance objectively, with particular attention to the service rendered to the users of the library. (Author)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Evaluation, Higher Education, Library Administration
Peer reviewedMansfield, Jerry W. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1982
Describes a simulation language--the Integrated Network System (INS)--which lends itself to modeling library operations and presents a simulation in which the circulation department of a university library was subjected to 10- and 20-percent increases in public demand and the efficiency and human resource needs of the department were analyzed.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Flow Charts, Labor Needs, Library Administration
Peer reviewedOttensmann, John R.; Gleeson, Michael E. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1993
Describes a computerized decision support system based on circulation data that was developed to assist the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library in materials acquisition budgeting and other library management decision making. The budget allocation model is explained, and implementation and testing of the decision support system is described.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems, Library Acquisition
