Open AccessCost Comparison of Computer Versus Manual Catalog Maintenance
Author(s) -
John Kountz
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
information technology and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2163-5226
pISSN - 0730-9295
DOI - 10.6017/ital.v1i3.2932
Subject(s) - computer science , orange (colour) , database , information retrieval , biology , horticulture
Is a computer assisted catalog system less expensive than its manual counterpart? A method for comparing the two was developed and applied to historical data from the Orange County Public Library. Comparative costs obtained were $.89 per entry for computer assisted catalog maintenance versus $1.71 for manual maintenance