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Download full textRavindran, Arunachalam – 1970
The optimal storage of books by size in libraries is considered in this paper. It is shown that for a given collection of books of various sizes, the optimum number of shelf heights to use can be determined by finding the shortest path in an equivalent network. Applications of this model to inventory control, assortment and packaging problems are…
Descriptors: Books, Libraries, Library Collections, Library Facilities
Peer reviewedGupta, Surendra Mohan; Ravindran, Arunachalam – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1974
A network model is developed to determine the optimum number of shelf heights to use which will minimize the shelving cost for a given collection of books. (Author)
Descriptors: Books, Design Requirements, Library Collections, Mathematical Models
