Improved Delivery of Library Materials: The Cleveland Experience

Improved Delivery of Library Materials: The Cleveland Experience

This paper describes a project designed to improve services to library users by solving, through the application of operations research methods, a complex problem of delivery of library materials in an urban, multisystem library service region. Unique features, methodology, results, and limitations...

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Main Authors: J. P. Herling, M. G. Fancher Beeler, A. Reisman, B. V. Dean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Library Association 1974-12-01
Series:Information Technology and Libraries
Online Access:https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/8959
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spelling doaj-9c239cb64f644a0bbf227b96400c065f2020-11-24T23:23:10ZengAmerican Library AssociationInformation Technology and Libraries0730-92952163-52261974-12-017427528910.6017/ital.v7i4.89598189Improved Delivery of Library Materials: The Cleveland ExperienceJ. P. HerlingM. G. Fancher BeelerA. ReismanB. V. DeanThis paper describes a project designed to improve services to library users by solving, through the application of operations research methods, a complex problem of delivery of library materials in an urban, multisystem library service region. Unique features, methodology, results, and limitations are discussed.https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/8959
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