Nwe Ni Win creator Devadason, Francis Jawahar Chairperson Yulu, Qi Examination Committee Tien, Hoang Le Examination Committee Employee student Scholarship Donor text series technical report th Bangkok Asian Institute of Technology 2000 continuing eng 66 leaves Staff strength required for a library depends upon various factors such as, number of working days in a year, opening hours, leave allowed in a year, total stock, number of documents added in a year, number of documents circulated in a day, number of reference queries handled per day, types and quantum of services offered, number of readers requiring guidance in a day, updating and backing up the library data and software, and so on. This model is developed as a Windows-based computerized model written in Visual Basic to assist library staff requirement planning taking into consideration the above factors and more. The user of the system (planner) can change the default values and standards set in the model and plan the staff required as per his/her library's needs. The system can be used for checking the present staff strength of a library, for estimating its future requirements and for planning staff strength for a new library. The staff strength is computed and presented as per categSchool of Advanced Technologiesories: senior professionals, professionals, paraprofessionals, skilled and unskilled staff. It also displays the functions of the different sections in the library, including the various kinds of services a library can offer. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Advanced Technologies Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology 2000 Library personnel management Libraries Automation Asian Institute of Technology. http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B06716 http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B06716 010817 20260818090628.0