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ERIC Number: EJ354342
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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So Go Figure: Measuring Library Effectiveness.
Zweizig, Douglas L.
Public Libraries, v26 n1 p21-24 Spr 1987
Discusses current issues in measuring library effectiveness, including rapid technological changes and increasing obsolescence in librarians' competencies; increased pressure for accountability; tools to help libraries become what they determine they should be rather than conforming to national standards; and how to determine the validity and reliability of specific measures. (EM)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Planning, Library Standards, Library Statistics, Measurement Objectives, Measurement Techniques, Program Effectiveness, Public Libraries, Reliability, Sampling, Technological Advancement, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Audience: Media Staff; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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