OPERATIONS-RESEARCH IN LIBRARIES - A REVIEW OF 25 YEARS OF ACTIVITY

Authors
REISMAN A XU XM
Citation
A. Reisman et Xm. Xu, OPERATIONS-RESEARCH IN LIBRARIES - A REVIEW OF 25 YEARS OF ACTIVITY, Operations research, 42(1), 1994, pp. 34-40
Citations number
70
Categorie Soggetti
Management,"Operatione Research & Management Science","Operatione Research & Management Science
Journal title
Operations research → ACNP
ISSN journal
0030364X
Volume
42
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
34 - 40
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-364X(1994)42:1<34:OIL-AR>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
This paper reviews the record of OR/MS applications to library managem ent. Although libraries constitute a major factor in both the public a nd the private (not-for-profit) sectors, OR/MS has not fulfilled its p otential in enhancing the cost effectiveness of library systems.