A Decision Support System for Books Procurement of University Libraries

摘要

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.