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Alabi, G. A. – Information Processing and Management, 1985
Describes study of manual and experimental automated circulation systems in a university library in Nigeria. Data were collected for eight circulation activities in order to calculate the direct labor costs of circulating a book on each system. Automated system's book circulation costs were higher although direct labor costs were less. (MBR)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Costs