Incremental Costs of Library Service Policies for Online Catalog Access.

Taylor, Raymond G., Jr.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Incremental Costs of Library Service Policies for Online Catalog Access.

Taylor, Raymond G., Jr.

Information Technology and Libraries, v6 n4 p305-09 Dec 1987

Presents a model that calculates the conditions under which a library may adopt a highly service-oriented online catalog access policy at minimum additional cost. The use of arrival rates, service rates, and queueing calculations to arrive at a cost-effective policy is explained. (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Library Expenditures, Library Policy, Library Services, Library Standards, Models, Online Catalogs, Policy Formation, Use Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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