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Measuring Your Library's Value

Author : Donald S. Elliott
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 9780838909232
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Measuring Your Library's Value written by Donald S. Elliott and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2007 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With tax-funded organizations under microscopic scrutiny, library directors need to make a strong public case for the value their library provides. Measuring Your Library's Value, designed to serve large to medium-sized public libraries, gives librarians the tools to conduct a defensible and credible Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA). Based on research funded by IMLS and PLA, this hands-on reference covers the economic basics with librarian-friendly terms and examples, preparing library leaders to collaborate with economist-consultants. Library directors and trustees will learn how to credibly measure the dollars and cents value your community receives from library services and access proven examples for communicating what different community stakeholders need to hear.

Measuring Your Library`s Value

Author : Donald S. Elliott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788170005674
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Measuring Your Library`s Value written by Donald S. Elliott and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Evaluation and Measurement of Library Services

Author : Joseph R. Matthews
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440855374
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book The Evaluation and Measurement of Library Services written by Joseph R. Matthews and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide provides library directors, managers, and administrators in all types of libraries with complete and up-to-date instructions on how to evaluate library services in order to improve them. It's a fact: today's libraries must evaluate their services in order to find ways to better serve patrons and prove their value to their communities. In this greatly updated and expanded edition of Matthews' seminal text, you'll discover a breadth of tools that can be used to evaluate any library service, including newer tools designed to measure customer and patron outcomes. The book offers practical advice backed by solid research on virtually every aspect of evaluation, including quantitative and qualitative tools, data analysis, and specific recommendations for measuring individual services, such as technical services and reference and interlibrary loan. New chapters give readers effective ways to evaluate critical aspects of their libraries such as automated systems, physical space, staff, performance management frameworks, eBooks, social media, and information literacy. The author explains how broader and more robust adoption of evaluation techniques will help library managers combine traditional internal measurements, such as circulation and reference transactions, with more customer-centric metrics that reflect how well patrons feel they are served and how satisfied they are with the library. By applying this comprehensive strategy, readers will gain the ability to form a truer picture of their library's value to its stakeholders and patrons.

Academic Libraries and the Academy

Author : Marwin Britto
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780838989456
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (894 download)

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Download or read book Academic Libraries and the Academy written by Marwin Britto and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Academic Libraries and the Academy is a thorough collection of best practices, lessons learned, approaches, and strategies of how librarians, library professionals, and others in academic libraries around the world are successfully providing evidence of their contributions to student academic success and effectively demonstrating their library's value and worth to institutional administrators and stakeholders. Forty-two case studies are divided into four sections--from beginning assessment work through assessment activities that are more difficult to measure and generally more time- and resource-intensive--to provide practicable ideas and effective strategies for all levels of experience, assessment skills, stages of implementation, and access to resources"--

The Value of Academic Libraries

Author : Megan J. Oakleaf
Publisher : Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr
ISBN 13 : 0838985688
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (389 download)

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Book Synopsis The Value of Academic Libraries by : Megan J. Oakleaf

Download or read book The Value of Academic Libraries written by Megan J. Oakleaf and published by Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr. This book was released on 2010 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) leaders and the academic community with a clear view of the current state of the literature on value of libraries within an institutional context, suggestions for immediate "Next Steps" in the demonstration of academic library value, and a "Research Agenda" for articulating academic library value. Its focus is to help librarians understand, based on professional literature, the current answer to the question, "How does the library advance the missions of the institution?" This report is also of interest to higher educational professionals external to libraries, including senior leaders, administrators, faculty, and student affairs professionals.

Measuring for Results

Author : Joseph R. Matthews
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
ISBN 13 : 1591581001
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Measuring for Results written by Joseph R. Matthews and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A library consultant considers the ways libraries can demonstrate their value and communicate this value with funders and patrons. Chapters focus on aspects of the library organization, such as the library's mission and values, its users, social benefits, economic impacts, and communications. Appendices discuss various types of value indicators.

Libraries and Key Performance Indicators

Author : Leo Appleton
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0081002556
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Libraries and Key Performance Indicators written by Leo Appleton and published by Chandos Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Libraries and Key Performance Indicators: A Framework for Practitioners explores ways by which libraries across all sectors can demonstrate their value and impact to stakeholders through quality assurance and performance measurement platforms, including library assessment, evaluation methodologies, surveys, and annual reporting. Whilst several different performance measurement tools are considered, the book’s main focus is on one tool in particular: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). KPIs are increasingly being used to measure the performance of library and information services, however, linking KPIs to quality outcomes, such as impact and value can prove very difficult. This book discusses, in detail, the concept of KPIs in the broader context of library assessment and performance measurement. Through reviewing some of the applied theory around using KPIs, along with harvesting examples of current best practices in KPI usage from a variety of different libraries, the book demystifies library KPIs, providing a toolkit for any library to be used in setting meaningful KPIs against targets, charters, service standards, and quality outcomes. Provides an overview of performance measurement tools for libraries Discusses KPIs in a broad context Offers an understanding of reporting, monitoring, and acting upon KPI data Provides best practice examples of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in libraries Includes practical and reusable examples of KPIs that can be applied in local contexts (a toolkit approach)

Getting Started with Evaluation

Author : Peter Hernon
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838996833
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book Getting Started with Evaluation written by Peter Hernon and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2013-09-20 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally library managers have a workbook to help them master key concepts of service quality assessment, offering directed exercises and worksheets to guide them.

IFLA Public Library Service Guidelines

Author : Christie Koontz
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110232278
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book IFLA Public Library Service Guidelines written by Christie Koontz and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The public library is the prime community access point designed to respond to a multitude of ever-changing information needs. These guidelines are framed to provide assistance to library and information professionals in most situations. They assist to better develop effective services, relevant collections, and accessible formats within the context and requirements of the local community. In this exciting and complex information world it is important for professionals in search of knowledge, information and creative experience to succeed. This is the 2nd edition of The Public Library Service IFLA/UNESCO Guidelines for Development.

Demonstrating Results

Author : Rhea Joyce Rubin
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 9780838935606
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Demonstrating Results written by Rhea Joyce Rubin and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2006 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I became a librarian because of my interest in how reading affects people, how it can lead to insights and help people transform their lives...library services and materials help them in their efforts to change and grow. Outcome measurement can assess how well libraries do that.—Rhea Joyce Rubin from the Preface Library services and programs that not only meet goals but can also demonstrate these results are more likely to secure repeat funding. By evaluating and presenting outcomes, libraries can document the positive work they do in a concrete way and gain financial support. According to Planning for Results expert Rubin, outcome measurement lets libraries evaluate how they affect their users' quality of life. This latest addition to the PLA-sponsored Results Series uses familiar task breakdowns along with key terms in a step-by-step, service-oriented format so that readers can master the outcome measurement process as they: Enhance library programs using evaluation techniques Use and customize the 14 step-by-step workforms to address unique needs Gather and interpret statistically accurate data to demonstrate outcomes Measure, evaluate, and present outcomes to attract funding Applying these concepts in examples and in two running case studies, an Internet class for seniors, and a teen mother-tutoring program brings the model to life. The "Toolkit" includes tips on creating evaluations, coding data, and selecting a sample. By assessing the impact of services in users' lives, public library directors and program managers demonstrate to funding bodies their accountability and the effectiveness of programs, thus positioning their libraries to secure maximum funding.

The Measurement and Evaluation of Library Services

Author : Frederick Wilfrid Lancaster
Publisher : Washington : Information Resources Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Measurement and Evaluation of Library Services written by Frederick Wilfrid Lancaster and published by Washington : Information Resources Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this celebrated reference combines essential material from the first edition (1977) with important extracts from another Lancaster work, If you want to evaluate your library . . . (U. of Illinois Press, 1988), and incorporates a broad range of recent evaluative studies. Unlike the first edition, which dealt primarily with academic studies, the second provides detailed information on the evaluation of public, school, and special libraries as well. In this edition, Lancaster is joined by co-author Baker (library and information science, U. of Iowa). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Measuring Academic Library Performance

Author : Nancy A. Van House
Publisher : Chicago, IL : American Library Assoc.
ISBN 13 : 9780838905296
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Measuring Academic Library Performance written by Nancy A. Van House and published by Chicago, IL : American Library Assoc.. This book was released on 1990 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared for the Association of College and Research Libraries Ad Hoc Committee on Performance Measures.

Managing Information Services

Author : Jo Bryson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317101561
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Managing Information Services written by Jo Bryson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fourth edition of Jo Bryson's highly regarded Managing Information Services has been thoroughly revised with an emphasis on innovation. Operating in a digital era, libraries must innovate to survive and grow. This means librarians having radical ideas which challenge the status quo, shifting strategic directions to change the way services are managed, and developing new skills and knowledge. Challenges include developing new uses for floorspace, where shelving is being replaced by mobile networking, and new practices and procedures for managing new products such as e-books and self-service. Libraries can achieve long term sustainability by information managers having more creative responses and developing innovative thinking. Essential reading for information students, this text also serves as a comprehensive and detailed reference on the key management topics for information service managers.

Libraries and Public Perception

Author : Anna Galluzzi
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1780634250
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Libraries and Public Perception written by Anna Galluzzi and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-09-20 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the future of libraries? This question is frequently posed, with widespread research into the social and economic impact of libraries. Newspapers play an important role in forming public perceptions, but how do newspapers present libraries, their past, present and future? Nobody has yet taken the press to task on the quantity and quality of articles on libraries, however Libraries and Public Perception does just this, through comparative textual analysis of newspapers in Europe. After a comprehensive and useful introductory chapter, the book consists of the following five chapters: Wondering about the future of libraries; Measuring the value of libraries; Libraries in the newspapers; Contemporary challenges and public perception; Which library model from the newspapers: a synthesis. Provides an alternative means to evaluate the impact of libraries Compares different countries and societies regarding their representation of libraries Pursues its subject through active research, rather than self reflection

The Bottom Line

Author : Joseph R. Matthews
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
ISBN 13 : 1591580048
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book The Bottom Line written by Joseph R. Matthews and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2002-11-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facing budget and personnel cuts, special librarians increasingly need to justify the cost of library operations—often even the library's existence. Expert Joseph Matthews illustrates how to evaluate library services and successfully communicate the library's value to upper management. Describing how value is added and how it can best be measured, Matthews explains different types of evaluations (models, implications, and methods) and a variety of measures (input, process, and output). He shows how a cost-benefit analysis and a library balanced scorecard, along with effective communication, can position the library as a value center rather than a cost center. A glossary, list of recommended reading, and an appendix (including a library benefits survey and a table of measures with respective definitions) make this the ultimate means of establishing the value of your library—an essential guide no special librarian should be without!

Academic Library Statistics

Author : Association of Research Libraries
Publisher : Association of Research Libr
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Academic Library Statistics written by Association of Research Libraries and published by Association of Research Libr. This book was released on 1969 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Research Methods in Library and Information Science

Author : Lynn Silipigni Connaway
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Research Methods in Library and Information Science written by Lynn Silipigni Connaway and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-05-24 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventh edition of this frequently adopted textbook features new or expanded sections on social justice research, data analysis software, scholarly identity research, social networking, data science, and data visualization, among other topics. It continues to include discipline experts' voices. The revised seventh edition of this popular text provides instruction and guidance for professionals and students in library and information science who want to conduct research and publish findings, as well as for practicing professionals who want a broad overview of the current literature. Providing a broad introduction to research design, the authors include principles, data collection techniques, and analyses of quantitative and qualitative methods, as well as advantages and limitations of each method and updated bibliographies. Chapters cover the scientific method, sampling, validity, reliability, and ethical concerns along with quantitative and qualitative methods. LIS students and professionals will consult this text not only for instruction on conducting research but also for guidance in critically reading and evaluating research publications, proposals, and reports. As in the previous edition, discipline experts provide advice, tips, and strategies for completing research projects, dissertations, and theses; writing grants; overcoming writer's block; collaborating with colleagues; and working with outside consultants. Journal and book editors discuss how to publish and identify best practices and understudied topics, as well as what they look for in submissions.