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Ho, May Lein; Loertscher, David V. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Study of 68 school media centers in 11 states was conducted to field-test collection mapping as a technique and to amass enough data to enable individual schools to compare their collections with national pool of school collections. Collections of participating schools were also compared to nationally recognized selection lists. (CDD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Clark, Philip M. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Describes the use of online accounting systems as a means of integrating diverse data and providing different levels of analysis for managers. An appendix provides examples of reports produced by online systems. (CLB)
Descriptors: Accounting, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness
Carroll, Bonnie C.; King, Donald W. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Presents a framework for measuring the value of information from three perspectives--the reader of information, the organization or funder, and society--which is based on use studies of the Energy Data Base by Department of Energy researchers. (CLB)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Information Centers