Tutorial: Mathematical modeling of library systems

William B. Rouse

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1979, vol. 30, issue 4, 181-192

Abstract: The purpose of mathematical models is discussed and the phases of the modeling process are reviewed. These phases include: defining performance, representing the problem, predicting performance, estimating parameters, defining an optimization criterion, determining the optimal solution, and implementing the results. A selected review of models applied to library problems is presented. Models for book use, resource allocation, and library networks are considered.

Date: 1979
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