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Peer reviewedKraft, Donald H. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1973
A decision theory approach is used to model the information retrieval decision problem of which documents to retrieve from a library collection in response to a specific user query for information. Thorough discussions of decision theory and Bayesian statistics are presented. (19 references) (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Decision Making, Evaluation, Information Retrieval
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
Peer reviewedKraft, 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
