The Reappearance of Rankings: Reliability, Validity, Explanation, Quality, and the Mission of Library and Information Science

Argues that perception studies and ranking are lacking in validity and reliability because of small sample size, simplistic statistical analyses, and the evaluation of quality by educators. It is asserted that quality control is more valid when evaluated by the customers of education, i.e., the stud...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Library quarterly (Chicago) 1993-04, Vol.63 (2), p.192-198
1. Verfasser:	McGrath, William E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic libraries Administrator education Behavior Educational Quality Evaluation Evaluation Methods Graduate Students Higher Education Information science Institutional Evaluation Librarianship Libraries Library Administration Library Education Library operations Library Schools Library science Library users Market share Multiple Regression Analysis Objectives Perceptions Prestige Professional education Quality assurance Quality Control Ranking Reliability Research Libraries Research Methodology Research Problems Sample Size School libraries Social research Statistical Analysis Statistical variance USA Validity
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Zusammenfassung:	Argues that perception studies and ranking are lacking in validity and reliability because of small sample size, simplistic statistical analyses, and the evaluation of quality by educators. It is asserted that quality control is more valid when evaluated by the customers of education, i.e., the students. (11 references) (EA)
ISSN:	0024-2519 1549-652X
DOI:	10.1086/602559