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Measurement at the Reference Desk.
White, Howard D. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1981
Proposes using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for the analysis of routine library statistics to measure how well certain goals are being reached and discusses variables and procedures that might be used. Information on SPSS, sample selection, and Yule's Q analysis is appended, and 18 references are listed. (RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Programs, Higher Education, Librarians
Computer Potential for Management Information.
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Tague, Jean – Canadian Library Journal, 1979
Discusses the use of computer information systems to aid in library management functions such as planning, control, and decision making. Outlined are applications of macroanalysis (comparative library data, performance measures, use statistics) and microanalysis (circulation, acquisition, catalog support, and online catalog systems). (SW)
Descriptors: Computers, Guides, Information Utilization, Library Administration
Output Measures for Public Library Service to Children. A Manual of Standardized Procedures.
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Walter, Virginia A. – 1992
This manual has been designed as a practical guide to quantifying and measuring the results, or outputs, of public library service to children. The basic output measures presented are tailored to reflect library services to children (defined as persons 14 years old and younger) and their care givers. Six categories of measures are presented: (1)…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Data Collection, Library Administration, Library Planning
Managing Children's Library Collections through Objective Data.
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Hippenhammer, Craighton – Top of the News, 1986
Reports on output measures that can give children's librarians additional information to better control collections and make better selection and weeding decisions. Statistical comparisons utilizing circulation data (comparing circulation year to year, circulation to patrons served, circulation to number of materials owned) and availability of…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development, Library Collections
Using SPSS to Analyze Book Collection Data.
Townley, Charles T. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1981
Describes and illustrates Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) procedures appropriate for book collection data analysis. Several different procedures for univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis are discussed, and applications of procedures for book collection studies are presented. Included are 24 tables illustrating output…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Data Processing
Making Use of Goals and Objectives for Internal Program Evaluation.
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Wittig, Glenn R. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1992
A study was conducted at the University of Southern Mississippi School of Library Science to quantitatively determine whether courses adequately addressed program goals and objectives. Results showed that service goals and librarianship were reasonably addressed, but research and management goals were addressed in few courses. The statement of…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives, Elective Courses