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Journal selection decisions: a biomedical library operations research model. I. The framework.

D H Kraft·R A Polacsek·L Soergel·K Burns·A Klair
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The problem of deciding which journal titles to select for acquisition in a biomedical library is modeled. The approach taken is based on cost/benefit ratios. Measures of journal worth, methods of data collection, and journal cost data are considered. The emphasis is on the development of a practical process for selecting journal titles, based on the objectivity and rationality of the model; and on the collection of the approprate data and library statistics in a reasonable manner. The implications of this process towards an overall management information system (MIS) for biomedical serials handling are discussed.

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D H Kraft, R A Polacsek, L Soergel, K Burns, A Klair. 1976. Journal selection decisions: a biomedical library operations research model. I. The framework.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/820391/

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