The evaluation and measurement of library services / Joseph R. Matthews.
Matthews, Joseph R.
2007
Z678.85 .M37 2007 (Mapit)
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Title
The evaluation and measurement of library services / Joseph R. Matthews.
Author
Matthews, Joseph R.
ISBN
9781591585329 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1591585325 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2007.
Language
English
Description
xx, 372 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Call Number
Z678.85 .M37 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification
025.10973
Summary
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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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Table of contents only
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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.

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