Open AccessCommunications—A Comment on Managing Library Collections
Author(s) -
Charles B. Weinberg
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
management science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.954
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1526-5501
pISSN - 0025-1909
DOI - 10.1287/mnsc.29.3.389
Subject(s) - library management , computer science , set (abstract data type) , collections management , class (philosophy) , library science , collection development , world wide web , information retrieval , artificial intelligence , programming language
In Sinha and Clelland (Sinha, B.K., R. C. Clelland. 1976. Modeling for the management of library collections. Management Sci. 22 (5, January) 547--557.) a set of models is developed to aid in the management of library collections. In particular, two questions are addressed: 1. How many items in a given class of books or journals should be acquired in a given year? 2. How long should such items be retained in the active collection?