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Peer reviewedBookstein, Abraham; Swanson, Don R. – Library Quarterly, 1973
In this paper the amount of frustration in a section of books is derived from a model that includes the effects of variable book circulation and the nondeterministic nature of book use. (Author/DH)
Descriptors: Filing, Libraries, Library Technical Processes, Mathematical Models
Peer reviewedAnderson, James F. – College and Research Libraries, 1972
Break-even analysis is applied to determine what magnitude of titles added per year is sufficient to utilize economically Library of Congress proof slips and a Xerox 914 copying machine in the cataloging operation of a library. A formula is derived, and an example of its use is given. (1 reference) (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Library Technical Processes, Mathematical Models
Peer reviewedBookstein, Abraham – Library Quarterly, 1973
Though unshelved books are a problem in every library, little systematic effort has been made to design an optimal solution. Presented here is a mathematical model that attempts to approach such a solution. (2 references) (Author/DH)
Descriptors: Filing, Libraries, Library Expenditures, Library Technical Processes
Peer reviewedBookstein, Abraham – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1975
A mathematical model is given for predicting the growth of a card catalog and planning card redistribution. (PF)
Descriptors: Administration, Catalogs, Library Equipment, Library Planning
Leonard, Lawrence E.; And Others – 1968
This report summarizes the results of a fourteen-month study to (1) examine the feasibility of establishing a book processing center to serve the nine state-supported college and university libraries in Colorado and (2) conduct a simulation study of the proposed Center. The report covers: background, operational characteri tics of participating…
Descriptors: Automation, Centralization, College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedCollins, Susan M. – Special Libraries, 1984
Reports on Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia) efforts to establish library staffing standards by use of statistics on current library operations and comparison of figures for number of libraries. Research methodology, use of mathematical models, factor analysis and regression analysis, and measures of…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Graphs, Library Personnel
Download full textWilliams, Gordon; And Others – 1968
The costs of providing access to serial literature in four university research libraries were examined in this study, and a methodology was developed for comparing borrowing costs with the costs of acquisition, cataloging, maintenance, and circulation. Mathematical models are provided by which any library can determine at what frequency of use of…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition
Rouse, William B.; And Others – 1975
The development of a mathematical model of the Illinois Library and Information Network (ILLINET) is described. Based on queueing network theory, the model predicts the probability of a request being satisfied, the average time from the initiation of a request to the receipt of the desired resources, the costs, and the processing loads. Using a…
Descriptors: Costs, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation, Library Circulation
