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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 reviewedKilgour, Frederick G. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1987
A founder trustee of OCLC recounts the steps toward automation of library catalogs encountered during his career, from the use of punched cards in a circulation system to the implementation of online union catalogs. (CLB)
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Technology, Library Automation, Library Circulation
Peer reviewedGleeson, Michael E.; Ottensmann, John R. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1993
Proposes ways in which computerized data available in public libraries can be organized and used for management decision making. Experiences in the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library system and the Monroe County (Indiana) Public Library system are described, and use of the data for preparing materials acquisition budgets is discussed. (36…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cataloging, Decision Making, Library Acquisition
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
