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Five Grand Challenges for Library Research.

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Buckland, Michael K. – Library Trends, 2003

Five Grand Challenges are proposed for library research: (1) Library service: Could library services be made more meaningful? (2) Library theory: Who knew what when? (3) Library design: Have digital libraries been designed backwards? (4) Library values: How neutral can libraries be? (5) Library communities: How do communities differ? (AEF)

Descriptors: Design Requirements, Electronic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Library Development

Digital Library Evaluation: Toward an Evolution of Concepts.

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Saracevic, Tefko – Library Trends, 2000

Discusses the challenges facing digital library evaluation and suggests a conceptual framework for evaluation derived from the systems approach. A review of evaluation efforts in research and practice concentrates on derivation of criteria used in evaluation. Essential requirements for evaluation are stated. Discussed are constructs, context, and…

Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods