Abstract
Quantitative methods of analysis, which evolved during the Second World War, have been successfully applied in the field of library and information science. The techniques of linear programming, decision theory, probability theory, set theory, etc., have been applied successfully in such areas of information science as origination and growth, storage, retrieval, organization and transmission of information. Discussed in the present paper are quantitative methods applied in some areas of library and information science. Attention is given first to application of these techniques in areas such as circulation, collection building and resource allocation; next in the storage and retrieval of information; and finally in appraisal of growth and obsolescence of information. Also discussed in brief are the impact of technology on information handling and trends in mathematical studies in this area.
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