Operations Research for Library and Information Professionals - Hardcover

Alimohammadi, Dariush

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8170006228 ISBN 13: 9788170006220

Publisher: Ess Ess Publications, 2010

Synopsis

During the past decades, especially after the World War II, Operations Research (OR) has played an important role in economic and social development of countries. From the early days, OR considered utilizing mathematical models to solve military problems. Gradually, success in OR projects encouraged professionals from other disciplines to use its techniques and tools in their own fields. Library and Information Science (LIS) was one of the domains affected by the OR and used it extensively. This book examines OR in LIS, in a manner that benefits academic libraries. It has a systematic structure through which understanding the basics of OR is possible for librarians, especially those who don't have sufficient knowledge and experience in mathematics. The book begins by defining OR and illustrating its evolution. Then, OR methodology is introduced and its characteristics are discussed. The most important techniques of OR are argued throughout, from absolute to probabilistic and mixed models. This overview is supported with real examples from the field of LIS. The book allows librarians to become familiar with the OR as a mathematical approach for the handling of daily issues and to be acquainted with the areas of LIS that are susceptible for mathematical modeling using OR.

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About the Author

Dariush Alimohammadi obtained a BA degree in Library and Information Sciences from Allame Tabataba'ee University, Tehran, in 1999, and then received an MA in Library and Information Sciences from Tehran University in 2003. Teaching in workshops, referring in conferences, collaborating in research projects and seminar presentations are among his experiences. He is a Member of the Editorial Board of Library Philosophy and Practice; Member of the Editorial Review, Board of Informing Science: The International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline and Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management; and Member of the International Editorial Advisory Board of Indian Journal of Library and Information Science. He has also reviewed papers for International Journal of Information Science and Management, The Electronic Library and Webology as other international journals and Ettela'shenasi = Informology, Faslname-ye Ketab = Book Quarterly (The Quarterly Journal of the National Library and Archives of the Islamic Republic of Iran) and Faslname-ye Olumo Fanavariye Ettelaat = Journal of Information Science and Technology (The Quarterly Journal of the Iranian Research Institute for Scientific Information and Documentation) as Persian LIS journals. Before joining to the Department of Library and Information Studies at the Tarbiat Moallem University as a Lecturer, he involved in information services and systems design for about ten years. During his professional career, he published more than forty English and Persian papers in national and international journals, two book chapters in India, and one book in United States of America. He is currently a member of directorate of the Iranian Library and Information Science Association too.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ess Ess Publications
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8170006228
• ISBN 13: 9788170006220
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 112