Operations Research in Libraries: A Review of 25 Years of Activity
Operations Research · 1994 · Volume 42 · Issue 1
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
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