Practical Evaluation Techniques For Librarians

Download Practical Evaluation Techniques For Librarians full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Practical Evaluation Techniques For Librarians ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Practical Evaluation Techniques for Librarians

Author : Rachel Applegate
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Practical Evaluation Techniques for Librarians by : Rachel Applegate

Download or read book Practical Evaluation Techniques for Librarians written by Rachel Applegate and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluation is essential to library management: it provides the data that underlies informed and effective decision-making. This book is a one-volume, how-to guide to library evaluation techniques, planning, and reporting. Library professionals—regardless of whether they operate in a school, public, or academic library setting—need to have effective evaluation skills in order to be accountable to stakeholders and to effect informed improvement. Practical Evaluation Techniques for Librarians provides information and guidance that is highly useful and accessible for all librarians looking to intelligently manage the strengths and weaknesses of their library as well as communicate its value to its stakeholders. Rather than focusing on data-gathering methods appropriate for researchers, the book concentrates on data collection at the local level that enables informed managerial decision-making. It describes and compares techniques that can be used with any level or type of resource—staffing, software, and expertise, for example—in any size library. Author Rachel Applegate makes it clear that accountability is everywhere and imperative, and any librarian can learn the simple techniques to benefit from evaluation.

Practical Evaluation Techniques for Librarians

Author : Rachel Applegate
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610691601
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Practical Evaluation Techniques for Librarians by : Rachel Applegate

Download or read book Practical Evaluation Techniques for Librarians written by Rachel Applegate and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluation is essential to library management: it provides the data that underlies informed and effective decision-making. This book is a one-volume, how-to guide to library evaluation techniques, planning, and reporting. Library professionalsregardless of whether they operate in a school, public, or academic library settingneed to have effective evaluation skills in order to be accountable to stakeholders and to effect informed improvement. Practical Evaluation Techniques for Librarians provides information and guidance that is highly useful and accessible for all librarians looking to intelligently manage the strengths and weaknesses of their library as well as communicate its value to its stakeholders. Rather than focusing on data-gathering methods appropriate for researchers, the book concentrates on data collection at the local level that enables informed managerial decision-making. It describes and compares techniques that can be used with any level or type of resourcestaffing, software, and expertise, for examplein any size library. Author Rachel Applegate makes it clear that accountability is everywhere and imperative, and any librarian can learn the simple techniques to benefit from evaluation.

Collection Evaluation in Academic Libraries

Author : Karen C. Kohn
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442250658
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Collection Evaluation in Academic Libraries by : Karen C. Kohn

Download or read book Collection Evaluation in Academic Libraries written by Karen C. Kohn and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Librarians have long used data to describe their collections. Traditional measures have simply been inputs and outputs: volumes acquired, processed, owned, or circulated. With the growth since the 1990s of cultures of assessment, librarians have sought statistics that are evaluative rather than simply descriptive. More recently, exponentially increasing journal prices and an economic recession have intensified the need to make careful purchasing decisions and to justify these to administrators. A methodical evaluation of a library collection can help librarians understand and meet user needs and can help communicate to administrators that the library is a good use of the institution’s money. Collection Evaluation in Academic Libraries: A Practical Guide for Librarians equips collections managers to select and implement a method or several methods of evaluating their library collections. It includes sections on four tools for evaluation: • Comparison to peer institutions • Core lists • Usage statistics from circulation and ILL • Citation analysis Chapters on each of these approaches present the advantages and disadvantages of each method, instructions on data collection and analysis—with screenshots—and suggested action steps after completing the analysis. With a unique combination of step-by-step instructions and discussions of the purpose and role of data, this book provides an unusually thorough guide to collection evaluation. It will be indispensable for collection development librarians and anyone looking to strengthen the culture of assessment within the library.

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)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Evaluation and Measurement of Library Services by : Joseph R. Matthews

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.

Collection Evaluation Techniques

Author : Bonnie Strohl
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Collection Evaluation Techniques by : Bonnie Strohl

Download or read book Collection Evaluation Techniques written by Bonnie Strohl and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 1999 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Evaluating the School Library

Author : Nancy Everhart Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440855870
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Evaluating the School Library by : Nancy Everhart Ph.D.

Download or read book Evaluating the School Library written by Nancy Everhart Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-10-14 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide for the evaluation of school libraries both in practice and in research covers analysis, techniques, and research practices for conducting evaluations of curriculum, collections, facilities, and library personnel performance. This new edition of an important tool for school librarians and administrators describes how and why to conduct evaluations of school libraries and explains the evaluation of curriculum, collections, facilities, student programs and services, and library personnel. The results can be used for strategic planning, curriculum development, and conducting action research. New topics to this edition include explorations of community, faculty, students, and school library research, discussing how to bring all stakeholders to the table when evaluating the school library program, personnel and services, and the collection and facilities. Other new topics include information on high-stakes testing, multiculturalism, special needs students, advocacy, school librarians' self-evaluation, dispositions for learning, and evidence-based practice. This title will be of value to new school librarians in assessing how their program compares to others, as well as to school library professors, who will find this book useful in management and administration courses.

Evaluating Reference Services

Author : Jo Bell Whitlatch
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 9780838907870
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (78 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Evaluating Reference Services by : Jo Bell Whitlatch

Download or read book Evaluating Reference Services written by Jo Bell Whitlatch and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this handy new guidebook, reference luminary Jo Bell Whitlatch outlines practical methods for evaluating and delivering excellent reference service to the technology-savvy library user of today.

Evaluating the School Library

Author : Nancy Everhart
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
ISBN 13 : 1440855862
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Evaluating the School Library by : Nancy Everhart

Download or read book Evaluating the School Library written by Nancy Everhart and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2020-10-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide for the evaluation of school libraries both in practice and in research covers analysis, techniques, and research practices for conducting evaluations of curriculum, collections, facilities, and library personnel performance. This new edition of an important tool for school librarians and administrators describes how and why to conduct evaluations of school libraries and explains the evaluation of curriculum, collections, facilities, student programs and services, and library personnel. The results can be used for strategic planning, curriculum development, and conducting action research. New topics to this edition include explorations of community, faculty, students, and school library research, discussing how to bring all stakeholders to the table when evaluating the school library program, personnel and services, and the collection and facilities. Other new topics include information on high-stakes testing, multiculturalism, special needs students, advocacy, school librarians' self-evaluation, dispositions for learning, and evidence-based practice. This title will be of value to new school librarians in assessing how their program compares to others, as well as to school library professors, who will find this book useful in management and administration courses.

Assessment as Information Practice

Author : Gaby Haddow
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000510514
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Assessment as Information Practice by : Gaby Haddow

Download or read book Assessment as Information Practice written by Gaby Haddow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-29 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assessment as Information Practice provides information about a range of collection and service-based assessment approaches that can be applied in different contexts to benefit institutions and the users they serve by enhancing quality, efficiency, and effectiveness. With contributions from practitioners and researchers in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and the United States, the chapters discuss practical and theoretical aspects of assessment in collecting institutions. Each chapter focuses on specific assessment approaches or contexts while providing guidance on method and use. The chapters can be read alone or as a series to gain an appreciation of assessment approaches, including assessment-oriented research; storytelling; design thinking; data visualisation; mixed methods assessment for digital resources; data for institutional repository assessment; bibliometric methods; and impact assessment. Assessment as Information Practice serves as a resource for practitioners involved in assessment activities. Detailing the processes and considerations that will contribute to more effective and sustainable assessment programmes, the book is also relevant to faculty, researchers, and students working in the information sector.

Collection Evaluation Techniques

Author : Cynthia Stewart Kaag
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Collection Evaluation Techniques by : Cynthia Stewart Kaag

Download or read book Collection Evaluation Techniques written by Cynthia Stewart Kaag and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Guide to Reference in Essential General Reference and Library Science Sources

Author : Jo Bell Whitlatch
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838919952
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (389 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Guide to Reference in Essential General Reference and Library Science Sources by : Jo Bell Whitlatch

Download or read book Guide to Reference in Essential General Reference and Library Science Sources written by Jo Bell Whitlatch and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2014-08-06 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for public, school, and academic libraries looking to freshen up their reference collection, as well as for LIS students and instructors conducting research, this resource collects the cream of the crop sources of general reference and library science information.

Snapshots of Reality

Author : Mary Snyder Broussard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780838986899
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (868 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Snapshots of Reality by : Mary Snyder Broussard

Download or read book Snapshots of Reality written by Mary Snyder Broussard and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snapshots of Reality is a practical book for instructional librarians. The chapters in this volume assume that classroom-based assessment does not have to take away from invaluable instruction time, nor does it have to be some overwhelmingly complicated task. Formative assessments are "bite-sized" assessments that help the librarian get a snapshot of the students' level of understanding in relation to the learning target(s). These mini-assessments are usually learning tools themselves and can be assessed quickly enough that the librarian can adjust his or her teaching on the spot to meet the immediate needs of their learners. This very practical book explores the adaptation of formative assessment theory into something that works for the library one-shot and more advanced instructor-librarian collaborations. It also includes 48 FAST (Formative Assessment Snapshot Technique) ideas and a guided planning template to help librarians seamlessly bring formative assessment into the library classroom. This book is appropriate for all types of academic libraries, school libraries with strong information literacy programs, and library and information school collections.

A Practical Guide to Information Literacy Assessment for Academic Librarians

Author : Carolyn Radcliff
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313094845
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A Practical Guide to Information Literacy Assessment for Academic Librarians by : Carolyn Radcliff

Download or read book A Practical Guide to Information Literacy Assessment for Academic Librarians written by Carolyn Radcliff and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-06-30 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information literacy assessment applies to a number of contexts in the higher education arena: institutional curricula, information literacy programs, information literacy courses, course-integrated information literacy instruction, and stand-alone information literacy workshops and online tutorials. This practical guide provides an overview of the assessment process: planning; selection and development of tools; and analysis and reporting of data. An assessment-decision chart helps readers match appropriate assessment tools and strategies with learning outcomes and instructional settings. Assessment tools, organized by type, are accompanied by case studies. Various information literacy standards are referenced, with emphasis given to ACRL's Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.

Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation

Author : Joseph S. Wholey
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 : 0787973882
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (879 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation by : Joseph S. Wholey

Download or read book Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation written by Joseph S. Wholey and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2004-06-08 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation offers managers, analysts, consultants, and educators in government, nonprofit, and private institutions a valuable resource that outlines efficient and economical methods for assessing program results and identifying ways to improve program performance. The Handbook has been thoroughly revised. Many new chapters have been prepared for this edition, including chapters on logic modeling and on evaluation applications for small nonprofit organizations. The Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation is a comprehensive resource on evaluation, covering both in-depth program evaluations and performance monitoring. It presents evaluation methods that will be useful at all levels of government and in nonprofit organizations.

Five Steps of Outcome-Based Planning and Evaluation for Public Libraries

Author : Melissa Gross
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0838914160
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (389 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Five Steps of Outcome-Based Planning and Evaluation for Public Libraries by : Melissa Gross

Download or read book Five Steps of Outcome-Based Planning and Evaluation for Public Libraries written by Melissa Gross and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-13 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning and assessment are both crucial elements of a public library that functions efficiently and flexibly. So why are they often treated as separate processes? This concise book combines planning and evaluation in a holistic approach, helping public library managers and staff put library resources to work for the community. Based on a series of successful workshops, the workflow presented by the authors is made up of manageable steps for integrating outcome-based planning and evaluation (OBPE) into the routine functions of the public library. Offering step by step guidance that’s transparent and easy to follow, this book introduces the concept of OBPE and explains how it can be a streamlined, effective method of getting library users’ feedback; defines “outcomes” and shows why public libraries should use them to plan and evaluate services;shares methodologies for assessing community needs and interests, including key informant interviews, surveys, focus groups, and environmental scans;demonstrates how to use community assessment data to create outcome statements that not only guide the creation of new library services, but also provide targets for measuring the effectiveness of those services;offers techniques for designing services that directly serve the community while also achieving the outcomes the library has targeted; andprovides tips for sharing the results with stakeholders and maximizing successful outcome-based programs to leverage the library’s role in the community.Featuring plentiful examples of how to proceed through each phase of the OBPE model, this book boils down planning and evaluation into an approachable, easy to understand process for public librarians, library managers, and grant writers.

Assessment and Accountability in Reference Work

Author : Susan Griswold Blandy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000755029
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Assessment and Accountability in Reference Work by : Susan Griswold Blandy

Download or read book Assessment and Accountability in Reference Work written by Susan Griswold Blandy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1992, explores the issue of library assessment methods and the impact of accountability on the delivery of reference services. It is a call for librarians to actively adopt performance measures and learn how to work with the results. It analyses a wealth of assessment methods that librarians can use to collect data and create standards that are valid, practical, and useful in accounting for reference services. Some of the methodologies described include quantitative measures, qualitative measures, patron surveys, questionnaires, interviews, case studies, peer review, unobtrusive testing, and even updating the library's policies and procedures manual as a way to evaluate services. A variety of assessment methods for reference services are applied to all types of libraries. Chapters in Assessment and Accountability in Reference Work describe how a small town library defends the relevancy of its services at a town meeting, how a special library documents the value of its services to cost-conscious management, and how academic libraries can become involved in university- and college-level assessment programs. Librarians seeking to develop their own assessment methods will benefit from practical advice on assessing diversity in the library, and helpful suggestions for improving reference services through training workshops, peer-coaching, and changes in organizational climate.

Five Steps of Outcome-Based Planning & Evaluation for Youth Services

Author : Melissa Gross
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838938329
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (389 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Five Steps of Outcome-Based Planning & Evaluation for Youth Services by : Melissa Gross

Download or read book Five Steps of Outcome-Based Planning & Evaluation for Youth Services written by Melissa Gross and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2022-07-22 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outcome-based planning and evaluation (OBPE), with its straightforward approach built on a flexible framework, is the perfect model to enable youth services professionals to deliver effective services regardless of uncertainties. An outcome-based approach can help youth services stay grounded in producing desired outcomes with and for youth through responsive programs, services, and processes that can adapt to changing conditions. Clarifying the relationship between planning, program development, and evaluation, the five simple steps outlined in this book will help youth services staff conduct solid community assessments and integrate OBPE into their work. Inside its pages you will learn a short history of OBPE and its evolution; why it is crucially important to involve youth in all stages of program development, with guidance on navigating challenges; how to think about planning as the need to react quickly, whether due to natural or human-made disasters, changing demographics, or economic swings; the five steps of OBPE, from gathering information about your community and determining the outcomes that will serve your community to crafting accurate outcome statements, developing an evaluation plan, and maximizing the results of successful outcome-based programs; how to visualize the steps needed to successfully plan, implement, and evaluate an outcome-based program, using the template included in the book; ways to share your data to let people know the library’s important role in the community; and additional useful tools to bolster your work, including environmental scan forms and ideas for creating relevant family storytimes.