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9780124245204

Operations Research for Libraries and Information Agencies

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  • ISBN13:

    9780124245204

  • ISBN10:

    012424520X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1991-07-01
  • Publisher: Emerald Group Pub Ltd
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Summary

This book is intended for those in the library community with an understanding of library processes and a desire to actually make use of scientific management techniques. The emphasis is on presenting insights into which tool may be appropriate for particular problems, not on the isolated understanding of theoretical issues.

Table of Contents

Why Operations Research? The Systems Approach: Rational, Systematic, Objective Approaches to Problem Solving
Overview of Library Operations Research
Problem-Solving Techniques: Decision Theory
Resource Allocation
Graph Theory and Library Networks. Queueing Theory
Stochastic Processes and Library Models
W.G. Rudd and B.R. Boyce, Modeling and Simulation
Library Implementation: Library Management Information Systems
Bibliography
Appendix
Index
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