Effectiveness of a Local Inter-Loan System for Five Academic Libraries: An Operational Research Approach.

MacDougall, A. F.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ423329

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Effectiveness of a Local Inter-Loan System for Five Academic Libraries: An Operational Research Approach.

MacDougall, A. F.; And Others

Journal of Documentation, v46 n4 p353-58 Dec 1990

Discussion of operational effectiveness in libraries focuses on a modeling approach that was used to compare the effectiveness of a local interlibrary loan system with using a national system, the British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC). Cost figures and surveys of five academic libraries are described. (six references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Library Expenditures, Library Networks, Library Research, Library Surveys, Mathematical Models

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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