The Scope for Operational Research in the Library and Information Field
Martin Elton
(Communications Studies Group, Joint Unit for Planning Research, University College, London)
Brian Vickery
(Assistant Director (Research), Aslib)
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Abstract
Operational research was born during the 1939–45 war as an aid to military decision making. After the war it was rapidly applied to industrial production, and many new techniques were developed. It has since spread to all spheres of policy making.
Citation
Elton, M. and Vickery, B. (1973), "The Scope for Operational Research in the Library and Information Field", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 25 No. 8, pp. 305-319. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb050417
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1973, MCB UP Limited