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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
Pitt, William Bruce; Kraft, Donald H. – Information Storage and Retrieval, 1975
The problem of how much of a branch library's budget should be spent on acquisition of new material as opposed to holding capital in reserve to photoduplicate material at the main library upon demand is presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Expenditures, Library Networks
Download full textLeimkuhler, Ferdinand F. – 1968
A comprehensive engineering approach to the analysis of libraries as information service systems is described in which operations research type models are developed and tested for optimizing the design and management of document storage and retrieval processes. Extension of this approach to the development of more comprehensive system models is…
Descriptors: Engineering, Information Services, Information Systems, Libraries
Peer reviewedLeimkuhler, 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
