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Publication Date: 1991
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Application of an Expert System to Collection Development: Donation Processing in a Special Library.
DeBrower, Amy M.; Jones, DeAnna T.
Library Software Review, v10 n6 p384,386-89 Nov-Dec 1991
Describes a project at the library of the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) at Johns Hopkins University that developed an expert system to conserve professional staff time and reduce processing costs by allowing gifts, or donations, to be processed by support staff. Decision-making factors are explained, and performance statistics are discussed. (four references) (LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Expert Systems, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Library Automation, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures, Library Technical Processes, Nonprofessional Personnel, Physics, Scientific and Technical Information, Special Libraries
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Language: English
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