University library benchmarking: An international comparison using DEA

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-147

  Reichmann, Gerhard ^a   Sommersguter Reichmann, Margit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Best practice; DEA; Peer index; Sensitivity analysis; Super efficiency; Technical efficiency; University library performance

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; LIBRARIES; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BEST PRACTICE; DEA; PEER INDEX; SUPER EFFICIENCY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; UNIVERSITY LIBRARY PERFORMANCE;

BENCHMARKING;

EID: 33644559968     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2004.10.007     Document Type: Article

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