Title :
A Decision Support System for Books Procurement of University Libraries
Author :
Wu, Li ; Xia, Li ; Lin, Zhao
Author_Institution :
Hunan Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Yueyang
Abstract :
The problem of how to make good use of the expenditure of books procurement is discussed. The authors present a pattern for books procurement decision-making which takes into account both the values of books and the requirements of the readers, and develop the mathematical models for books estimate, budget allocation by subject, and books selection in every single subject. Then a decision support system for books purchase based on the library automation system is developed and which is benefit to improve the quality of books procurement.
Keywords :
academic libraries; budgeting; decision making; decision support systems; library automation; procurement; purchasing; books procurement decision-making; books purchasing; books selection; budget allocation; decision support system; library automation system; mathematical models; university libraries; Automation; Books; Decision making; Decision support systems; Electronic mail; Libraries; Mathematical model; Procurement; Books Procurement; Decision Support System; Modelings; University Library;
Conference_Titel :
Control Conference, 2007. CCC 2007. Chinese
Conference_Location :
Hunan
Print_ISBN :
978-7-81124-055-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-7-900719-22-5
DOI :
10.1109/CHICC.2006.4347428
