Operations Research in Libraries: A Review of 25 Years of Activity

Arnold Reisman and Xiaomei Xu
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Arnold Reisman: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Xiaomei Xu: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Operations Research, 1994, vol. 42, issue 1, 34-40

Abstract: This paper reviews the record of OR/MS applications to library management. Although libraries constitute a major factor in both the public and the private (not-for-profit) sectors, OR/MS has not fulfilled its potential in enhancing the cost effectiveness of library systems.

Keywords: libraries: survey of OR in libraries; taxonomy of library applications of OR/MS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1994
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