The evaluation and measurement of library services

Matthews outlines and argues for a broader and more robust adoption of evaluation techniques in order to help library managers combine traditional internal measurements with more customer-centric measurements to form a truer picture of a library's value for its stakeholders and patrons.

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1. Verfasser: Matthews, Joseph R. 1942- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Westport, Conn. [u.a.] Libraries Unlimited 2007
Ausgabe:1. publ.
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Zusammenfassung:Matthews outlines and argues for a broader and more robust adoption of evaluation techniques in order to help library managers combine traditional internal measurements with more customer-centric measurements to form a truer picture of a library's value for its stakeholders and patrons.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Evaluation issues -- Evaluation models -- The right tools for the job -- Qualitative tools -- Quantitative tools -- Analysis of data -- Library users and nonusers -- Evaluation of the physical collection -- Evaluation of electronic resources -- Evaluation of reference services -- Evaluation of technical services -- Evaluation of interlibrary loan -- Evaluation of online systems -- Evaluation of bibliographic/library instruction and information literacy -- Evaluation of customer service -- Evaluating the broader perspective -- Accomplishments : the key to realizing value -- Economic impacts -- Evaluation of social impacts -- Communicating the value of the library
Beschreibung:XX, 372 S. graph. Darst. 26 cm
ISBN:9781591585329