TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimal storage of books by size
T2 - An operations research approach
AU - Gupta, Surendra Mohan
AU - Ravindran, Arunachalam
PY - 1974
Y1 - 1974
N2 - This paper considers the optimal storage of books by size in libraries. A network model is developed to determine the optimum number of shelf heights to use which will minimize the shelving cost for a given collection of books. The model is analyzed and solved by a well known operations research technique of finding the shortest path in a directed network. Results of an experimental study to apply this model to a sample collection of books from the Purdue University Library are discussed.
AB - This paper considers the optimal storage of books by size in libraries. A network model is developed to determine the optimum number of shelf heights to use which will minimize the shelving cost for a given collection of books. The model is analyzed and solved by a well known operations research technique of finding the shortest path in a directed network. Results of an experimental study to apply this model to a sample collection of books from the Purdue University Library are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1002/asi.4630250603
DO - 10.1002/asi.4630250603
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0016129566
SN - 0002-8231
VL - 25
SP - 354
EP - 357
JO - Journal of the American Society for Information Science
JF - Journal of the American Society for Information Science
IS - 6
ER -