Making the Library Management Systems Acquisition: Achieving Resolution of a Tough Decision.

Bell, Steven J.; Cronin-Kardon, Cynthia

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ERIC Number: EJ572239

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Publication Date: 1998

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Making the Library Management Systems Acquisition: Achieving Resolution of a Tough Decision.

Bell, Steven J.; Cronin-Kardon, Cynthia

College & Research Libraries, v59 n4 p348-61 Jul 1998

Offers exploratory research on the automation decision process for library administrators who are considering a new library management system (LMS) and those factors that lead to decision difficulty. Using the Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice as a theoretical framework for LMS, this study uses decision resolution as a criterion of decision success. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Decision Making, Library Administration, Library Automation, Organizational Theories

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Language: English

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