Caveat lector, caveat descriptor, or, What You Think Flow Charts Say Is Often Not What They Should Have Meant.

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Title:	Caveat lector, caveat descriptor, or, What You Think Flow Charts Say Is Often Not What They Should Have Meant.
Authors:	Burger, Robert H.¹
Source:	Journal of Academic Librarianship. Nov80, Vol. 6 Issue 5, p260-263. 4p.
Subject Terms:	Flow charts, Library science, *Libraries, System analysis, Graphic methods, Library technical services
Abstract:	Much has been written about the technical aspects of constructing flowcharts. This article, however, is concerned with the nontechnical aspects of flowcharting library procedures. Special attention is paid to the communication process that takes place during such an analysis and suggests how flowcharts can describe, what takes place in a given library task.
Database:	Education Research Complete

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Abstract:	Much has been written about the technical aspects of constructing flowcharts. This article, however, is concerned with the nontechnical aspects of flowcharting library procedures. Special attention is paid to the communication process that takes place during such an analysis and suggests how flowcharts can describe, what takes place in a given library task.
ISSN:	00991333