librametry

English

Etymology

library +‎ -metry; coined in 1948 by S. R. Ranganathan.

Noun

librametry (uncountable)

1. The application of statistics and operations research to the running of a library.
   • 1948, Indian Librarian, page 57:

     In fact the philosophy and sociology of librarianship indicates the need for the formation of a new discipline which I would call Librametry.