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Download full textMassy, William F. – Capital Ideas, 1991
Among the many reasons why college and university costs are rising are factors internal to the institutions which hold down productivity. Most efforts to improve productivity usually fail because they do not introduce new energy or information from the outside. In order to improve productivity, formal, non-quantitative evaluation should include a…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, College Administration, Costs, Evaluation Methods
Gorman, Kathleen – 1987
This System and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) flyer/kit is based on two research efforts: a 1986 SPEC survey on the collection and use of management statistics related to reference services, and a 1987 supplemental survey on qualitative measures of reference services. A brief introduction describes the survey and discusses the evaluation of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedGaudet, Jean Ann – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1987
Discusses the management predicaments encountered in decision making for a very small school library and the reasons that procedures recommended in the literature may not be applicable. The process used in planning and implementing an online circulation system in a high school library is described. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedSchwarz, Philip – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Describes the selection of an automated library system for 11 university cluster libraries in Wisconsin, from the decision to automate and the development of a proposal request, through the selection process itself. Appendices include a chronology of events, participants in the process, a checklist of activities, and additional suggestions.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Certification, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
