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The RLIN Command Analysis System: Measuring Use and Performance of an Online System.
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Crawford, Walt – Information Technology and Libraries, 1985
Describes origin, development, and current state of Research Libraries Information Network's (RLIN) Command Analysis System, which digests large quantities of raw data on RLIN use and performance and produces useful graphs and reports. Recent results of system and pragmatic issues in analysis of online systems are noted. (7 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Graphs, Information Networks, Information Systems
A Technical Evaluation of the Linked Systems Project Protocols in the Name Authority Distribution Application.
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McGill, Michael J.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Reviews the Linked Systems project protocols in the Name Authority Distribution Application and describes the requirements they were designed to meet. A technical evaluation of the protocols in actual operation at OCLC is presented, and suggestions for improved performance are made. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Case Studies, Databases, Evaluation Criteria
Structured Analysis and the Data Flow Diagram: Tools for Library Analysis.
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Carlson, David H. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1986
This article discusses tools developed to aid the systems analysis process (program evaluation and review technique, Gantt charts, organizational charts, decision tables, flowcharts, hierarchy plus input-process-output). Similarities and differences among techniques, library applications of analysis, structured systems analysis, and the data flow…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making, Diagrams, Flow Charts