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A Methodology and Linear Model for System Planning and Evaluation.

Meyer, Richard W. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1982

The two-phase effort at Clemson University to design a comprehensive library automation program is reported. Phase one was based on a version of IBM's business system planning methodology, and the second was based on a linear model designed to compare existing program systems to the phase one design. (MLW)

Descriptors: College Libraries, Evaluation, Higher Education, Library Administration

The Development of a Management System for Effective Decision Making and Planning in a University Library. Supplement to Final Report.

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Bommer, Michael R. W. – 1972

The development of this management system begins with an exploration of what the library is attempting to achieve. After an investigation of the hierarchy of library objectives, it is concluded that the one objective which satisfies a set of specified criteria is to maximize the expected future exposure of university community members to documents…

Descriptors: Administration, Budgeting, College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness