Goal Programming as a Solution Technique for the Acquisitions Allocation Problem

Kenneth Wise, D.E Perushek
2000 Library & Information Science Research  
Decisions influencing the allocation of acquisitions funds in academic libraries are often based on the influence of many conflicting expectations ranging from those of the university community, administrators, faculty, and students to those of the librarians themselves. Any effective allocation model must be capable of reflecting the librarian's j udgment about the priority of desired goals within the constraints of the existing situation. Most allocation models fail to meet this requirement.
more » ... his article demonstrates how goal programming techniques can be used to provide an optimal allocation solution within the context of conflicting and incommensurate goals. A goal programming model is developed and used to illustrate the solution of a library acquisition allocation problem.
doi:10.1016/s0740-8188(99)00052-3 fatcat:4v6yhgvmofbmnk26cjvuisvrz4