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Operations Research in Libraries: A Critical Assessment
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Bommer, 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
Tutorial: Mathematical Modeling of Library Systems.
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Rouse, 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
Analytical Models for Library Planning
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Leimkuhler, Ferdinand F.; Cooper, Michael D. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1971
Operations Research models of the acquisition and storage functions of a library are developed. Rules for selection of materials for a depository are analyzed and models of circulation interference and usage are explored. A generalized model of library costs and benefits is proposed. (11 references) (Author)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Library Acquisition, Library Circulation, Library Collections
Planning and Budgeting for School Media Programs at the Building, District, and Regional Levels: O.R. in the Little Red Schoolhouse.
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Kraft, Donald H.; Liesener, James W. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1979
Presents an analysis of problems of resource allocation in the school library and a practical operations research approach toward accountability. Four planning instruments are included in the solution procedure: inventory of services; preference form; data collection guide; and program costing matrix. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Costs, Information Needs, Information Services