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Download full textJohns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. Milton S. Eisenhower Library. – 1968
This fifth and final report describes activities since June, 1965. Centralization of the Eisenhower Library Collection was completed early in 1965 and a circulation system became operational in April, 1965. The main portion of this report focuses on various aspects of the circulation system such as preparation of identification cards; the…
Descriptors: Automation, College Libraries, Information Storage, Library Circulation
Nance, Richard E. – 1967
Part I presents an initial review of the literature pertinent to the research problem. The literature review has two divisions. In the first division, the previous works relating to systems analysis studies of libraries or information storage and retrieval systems are reviewed. The second division includes the review of literature pertinent to the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Processing, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
Buckland, Michael K.; And Others – 1970
The objectives of this study are to ensure that the resources at the disposal of the librarian are deployed in a manner which will effectively contribute to the purposes of the university. User behavior is explored in an attempt to solve the difficulties that arise in library planning and management, such as: (1) the relationship between length of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Educational Research, Library Planning, Library Research
Leimkuhler, F. F. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1967
The paper reviews the research on design and operation of research libraries sponsored by the Purdue University Libraries and the Purdue School of Industrial Engineering. The use of mathematical models in library operations research is discussed. Among the mathematical methods discussed are marginal analysis or cost minimization, computer…
Descriptors: Automation, College Libraries, Computers, Information Storage
Buckland, Michael K.; And Others – 1970
The objectives of this study are to ensure that the resources at the disposal of the librarian are deployed in a manner which will effectively contribute to the purposes of the university. User behavior is explored in an attempt to solve the difficulties that arise in library planning and management, such as: (1) the relationship between length of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Educational Research, Library Planning, Library Research
Liu, Susana J. – 1980
This study (1) examines the university's serials system and identifies its problems; (2) analyzes the current manual operations in the serials department, with emphasis on the serials check-in system; and (3) determines whether or not computerization of some or all of the serials subsystems would improve the department's internal effectiveness and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Libraries, Feasibility Studies, Higher Education
