Federal Libraries Experiment in Cooperative Cataloging (FLECC).
Abstract
The performance and cost effectiveness of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) assisted monograph cataloging system is highly correlated with (1) the OCLC data base hit rate, (2) the cataloging procedures utilized by each library, and (3) the effective utilization of staff resources. The hit rate is the key factor affecting system performance. Formulae were developed to examine three areas of measurable change due to the implementation of the OCLC on-line system in a monograph cataloging section-required resources, performance capacities, unit costs. The unit cost formulae are designed to compute the unit cost given the system resources and derive the minimum hit rate required to insure cost effectiveness of the OCLC system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 14, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA013552