A model for budget allocation in multi-unit libraries |
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Authors: | Anish Arora Diego Klabjan |
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Institution: | a Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1204 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA |
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Abstract: | This article addresses the problem of allocating funds for acquisition of periodicals among several interrelated units of an academic library. The paper outlines an optimization model for the problem with an objective of maximizing the usage of periodicals over all library units subject to a single collections budget. It further gives an insight into a decision support system in MS Excel based on this model, and it illustrates its successful application to the Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
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Keywords: | Fund allocation Allocation formulas |
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