University library management and the journal selection problem
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(2) Dlt;ser t o.U.on. ~ubmittC!d. by. HhlJRICE KEITH .Jt.MES, Ph , D, (Met . ). III nay, 1977. in p,:;rtia1 fulfilment of th" rcqulrc\1\e>nts f"r Lhe Dcgrr,: e of. Mnslcn' of. Ellgin~er i ng. Science (predo'!l.! 'laotly by COUr5!'. in the F:lculty of F'l:::lm'ering wf. the James Cook. of t\(ll'tr. QUt.!cm:land,. \-lo~:k). Univc~~sit.y.
(3) I~RSTll.AC:T. e.c(ldclU.; c library is dis(..uf'sl::!d . term~. The librlJ,y syslem is defined in. of !.ts intl'.raci...ion wj.:..h lhe \... idcl:" systen: l.i.tcrat:u~e. body of scholarly .:\nd res(:!acch. an:~. complc>x u[ su.bsystems \·,hose activitie5 llchievc·me nt of en oVl::!rall objective .. anc of n measure of system Hamburg et al.,. \011>0. on I.hic.h it drmoJ:>, and the directed tot;lards lhe. FOrtl'uiation of th is objective ,. ~~foTmance,. ~e l eclecl. which i t serves, ::h e. rei.ies on the!' work of. the objective of maximizing t he. C}:poSllre of i r.di\'idua ls t.o documents of recorded hlllnan experience .. IX>cumcnt exposure ti.me is employee us a mt:!asure. or. pt~rfOrLltBtlcc.. Schema ti c models of the libr ury and i:· 8 :>ubsystehls are dev'dvpeci . F:i.r~,rJy,. is. the interaction of t!1(; library. Htu5~rated,. hack l oops :. sy~;terr.. \;I:i th its envirol1men t. jn broad detE'.i1, as consisting f)£ two r:!ajoT" [eed -. a positive loop, [or t.be influence of J.i.bo:-ary £l.ct:ivj.1"y. on t he level of ur.er demand;. a negnlive loop, for the budgelary. constl"{li.nt on libt'nry activity.. Thi s is followed by a series o f diagnlms. j. ll us trating the. oper a tio:1s of the chief subsystf'LnS o f lhp. librar y, lheir inle racti.olh"l, and lh", key decisions and conslrain ls invo lved in their control.. At.te ntio n i.s focu s sed on lhe s ub systf'm for seriu ls acquisition and, in particular, the pl:"obl (.!1n pr imar y periodiCAls (or l iLc'l"/-"\ture is. discl1 s~:e d. D(. selecting an appropri a t e set o f. ~ubsc ... iplion. .. 111.:! usage of serials. bt"i co (l y , and lIlt· potenticd. value of t he. seri,.<lJs c{l ll eC lioll b ; dc(iH\>o in terms, of t he se l. of relevant. erti c h's it containf- ..
(4) (ii). Th'8 Jou:"lwl. sclcc.~:icr;. )11'ohl-:'>I ;:n fO"-'::'.1];;t!.·d \'i!:r:.. 1::1(;. cbjcctive. of maximid.1ilj t hie p(1t:e-,1 1;iul , :,uh.1r:ct to the ovL'l'u11 c.ucl::,c.t constraint . In addition,. th~ n,qui~~c::. . cnt:. tOI1t: 1'C!~:oun:e~ a'L'l~ d.istribu~.cd. emong un:l.ven.;ity departl-1cnts ellr.lI!:e tha:;. (~acl~. department. i~. equitably. met hy inclHdine ccnstr.aj.nts ....,lItch f:t leas\: a certain miu:l.:lIuiT!. r('.r.,~j.ves. level of satiofactton . Data requiremen ts of t.t:e anel. nl~t hc,d;;. of collection. ar~. t1od~l. a:r(. discus sed in some detAil ,. proposed.. An heurlstl<" cllgo:-:lthlil. 1s de.veloped and employed. to f:ind. feasibl€: soluth,ue to a samp le prohlem. invoh~illg. 1320 journals and. 13 clepat'tments. b::lsed on artificial de.ta ,·ihich are g(:!nerlltcd to reflect. the. 1110.il1. featm:es of a. These. ~clut:i.oml. r~nl. deta sot.. al:e dCincn.r.tratt:.d to. b~. clost· to optimal, by. compat'ing, titcln ,dth opt:Lmal co!utions (lotaincd 10J: th;>; s1.mple kna:)£Hlc,y' problem \-.. hich results t'~ la::cci. .. Hhc~-,. th!:: equity ccnatr.sints ere.
(5) Page No . ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS. LlST OF FiGURES DECLAfl.A nON ACKNOWLEOG91:ENTS CHAPTER 1. f. SYSTE."'S APl'ROII,Oi TO LJBR/.RY MANAGEHENI. Introduct ion Formulation of Obj~ctiv"'s Systems Analysis Scope of Succeeding Chapt.ers. 1. 1 1.2. 1. 3 1. 4 CHAPTER 2. TI~E. UNIVEr.$lTY LIBRARY. S'iS!1~. The Librarj' and iLs Em'ironment Monograph t\rquisition und Processing Serials Acquisition, Processing and Binding Circulation, In -Li brary Use and Houseke eping Int.er - Librat·y Loans Reference and ReadeI:' Serv ice. 2. 1 2.2. 2. 3 2.4. 2 ·5 2.0. SERIALS ACQUISITION. 3.3 CHAPTER 4. fORMULATl(?~_Qf__ JHE JOURNEIJ~. 1. 2 9 10. 13 13. 17 19 21. 23 26 28. I ntroduct i on Simplified ~!odcl of 5crtals Usage Jour nal Selection. 3.1. 3.2. 1. 28 29 31. S]J-LECTION. );IROBLD-i. 36. 4 .1. Introduc ti.on. 36. 4.2 4.3 4.11. The Obje(;tive Function. 36. Equity ConSll'Bj nts Inter - Libl:" ll.ry Loans Subscriptivn, Pt'ocessing and the To tal Hudge t Data Requirements. 42 43. 4.5 4 .6. SOLUTION ALGOR I'l11NS AND A SAHPLE PROBLEH. 5 .1 5.2 5 .3. 5 .4 5 .5 CHAPTf~R. 6. BIBLlOGRAPIl Y. 45 48 56. Intr.oduct ion The Simple Kn <lpsack Prob·lem Knapsack Problem with Demand Constraints A Sample Problem Results. 56 58. CONCLUJ)] N(: lU::-1ARKS. 83. 63 65 72. 87.
(6) ~ 1ST. ov. F IGUR1~S. Page No . 1.1. Major Fc€dback Loops. 2.1. The Ur.iversity LiLrary SystelR and Environment. 14. 2.2. ~lon~graph. 18. 2.3. Scrlai.::; Acquisi tion, Pr ocessing and. 7. Acquisit::ion ant! Processing. Binding. 2.4. 20. Circulation, In-l.ibrary Use, and Ilousekeeping. 22. 2. 5. In ter-Library Leans. 25. 5.1. 'l'he BradfoL"d Distribution. 66. 5.?. Productivity Distributions. 68 & 69. 5.3. Distribution. 5.4. Benefit - Cost Curve: Constraints. 5 .5. o~. Journa l Costs. 71. No Equity. Detail from Benefit-Cost Curve: No Equity Constraints. 76 78.
(7) ( v). 1 dcclBl:c that tlL lS the:; i .<; is f.;uOmitLed jn any Lorm [or:. a~other. r.1Y O h'11. I·/ork and has not been. degree or dlp l ')ma in any. ot tcrtitlry cc.!t:cation .. univcL"!";ity or other inf.;ti t ute. lnfoL'matio r.. dcriv('d from I:he pub l is hed o r: unpubliRhed I,'cd:. of ot he r s has been Elcknol-llcdgcd i n the t.ext and. &. list. or. r cicrcnccs is gi ven ,. (t-! . K . James , Ph . D).
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(9) (vi). AC1{Fml1..I::lGElPNTS. 'l'hi~. "i(lrk Has perforllled und.?r the joint ISlIperv::"sj.oll of. A5soci,atc Pl."ofesser D. B.C, Richs ras, of the H.:I';.:hcnll';ticc Department. aurl Dr. Y ..1 . Demoulin , of the Dapart;ncnt 0: Civil and Systems El1gjneerine.. I t is u pleHsure to thank them for their ad.vice and. encour<'lgern~'lt.. I. c l!;o zrateful to Prof essor Ie.P. Stark ,. Blll. P;:,ofcssC/Y.' of Systmo.s EnGineeril!g, for many valuable suggestions. and ro~:. reail.ins Bud cor.nnenting on the first draft of this r eport.. an~. also due to Dr. L . C. \';adhwa fOr ad\Tice concerning. Thallks. presfmtat~.on. of the v;:;,rious syst em diaGrams. Durin:; thE: course of the proj ec t . nIany fruitful discussions \>1(~H!. h e ld wJ.th staff. plCll f>lll:e to. Special. l·e~ord. rn~mti{JlI. en C0l\l.-."?gr::~lZn t. ~:e).~bers. my. th ~nks. of th"! Ur.ivcrsity Library, :md it is a. for their tnter.est end co- ope.ra ti on .. should be made of the Lib rarian . C. J . Hunt , fo r his. and conGtructive suggestions;. valu3b lc {'ot.ur.ents rf>r,arcing the first draft ;. of J . E . Sp..ylor , for his and of P . Beveridge .. f or pr.ovld :l'Jg a n.umber of useful r ef erences, 31td details of serials. acquisition and processing .. I am tud e hted to J . Petersen for her excellent typing of this dis sertation .. Finally, I should ltke to record my deep gratitude: to my wife Sandra . tdthollt ",ho,,€': cm1 s tant support and encQnragerr.ent this study ""Quld not have beel! possibl e ..
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