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Clelland, Richard Cook was born on August 23, 1921 in Camden, New York, United States. Son of Ford John and Beryl (Cook) Clelland.
(The problems of managing libraries have been multiplying....)
The problems of managing libraries have been multiplying. The operations of libraries have become increasingly complex, involving in many cases mechanization, centralization, and computerization of library services. The size and scope of collections have grown rapidly as they attempt to keep up with the geometric expansion of knowledge, and so have the variety of services offered or contemplated and the expectations of users. These kinds of change and growth have made it more important than ever that libraries utilize comprehensive frameworks for planning and decision making concerning their operations and resources, and the major focus of this book is on the development of such analytical frameworks for university and large public library systems. "It is in the spirit of making a contribution to the development of such frameworks," Professor Hamburg writes, "that this book has been written.... Since there is an inseparable need not only for improved library statistical data systems but also for the above-mentioned frameworks for rational planning and decision making, we have devoted considerable effort to the development of analytical models that might assist library administrators in making decisions that would maximize the flow of benefits imparted to the communities the library serves. Some of the results of this model-building effort are reported in these pages.... "Some of the methods discussed in this text fall within the discipline known as management science (or operations research). There is a large communications gap between librarians, who use English to make themselves understood, and management scientists, who routinely use mathematics as a language. We have tried to communicate clearly to those concerned with library management, and, except in parts of Chapter 4, we have managed to keep the presentation on a verbal rather than a mathematical level." The six chapters are entitled Introduction and Summary, Library Objectives and Overall Performance Measures, A Framework for Library Decision Making, Library Models and Empirical Findings, Development of a Management Information System for Libraries, and Higher-Level Decision Making.
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Clelland, Richard Cook was born on August 23, 1921 in Camden, New York, United States. Son of Ford John and Beryl (Cook) Clelland.
Bachelor of Arts, Hamilton College, 1944; A.M., Columbia University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1956.
Assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1956-1961; associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1961-1966; professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1966-1992; emeritus professor, University of Pennsylvania, since 1992; department chairman statistics and operations research, University of Pennsylvania, 1966-1971; acting dean, Wharton School University of Pennsylvania, 1971-1972; associate dean, Wharton School University of Pennsylvania, 1975-1980; acting associate provost, University of Pennsylvania, 1981; deputy provost, University of Pennsylvania, 1982-1992; deputy provost emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, since 1992. Statistical consultant business, government and research organizations. Trustee Presby-University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 1982-1985.
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Served with Signal Corps, Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow American Statistical Association.
Married Anne Chapin Buel, June 16, 1963. Children: Richard Buel, Susan Elizabeth.