The pressures on librarians to utilize management information are outlined. The practical applications made of management information based on data from the SWALCAP shared circulation system in a polytechnic library are then described. Difficulties and opportunities are rehearsed, with some suggestions for the better take-up of management information for policy and decision making.
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