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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1979
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED201296 |
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- A Network Management Tool: Computer Simulation of Interlibrary Lending. I: The Report. II: A User's Manual for Models. Vrooman, Hugh T. Reed, Mary Jane Pobst Computer Programs Data Analysis Data Collection Flow Charts Interlibrary Loans Library Cooperation Library Networks Library Surveys Models Simulation Statistical Data Use Studies This report summarizes the findings and describes the products of a 2-part research project that examined the parameters of Washington's interlibrary loan cooperation statewide, and developed a set of computer models to be used in simulation studies of associated activities and policies. It contains a statement of the problem; an historical review; a description of methodology; a review of the findings of a statistical analysis conducted on interlibrary loan data; a discussion of the roles of an institution as a library and as a switching mechanism; explications and descriptions of the computer models and simulations; copies of the programs and portions of the printed output; and a bibliography listing 87 sources. It also provides a users' manual for the application of the models to simulate an institution's borrowing and lending activities for service planning and policy modification. (Author/FM)