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Dalton, Phyllis I. – 1979
The adequacy of the Village Library Project, headquartered in Nome, Alaska, to meet the library service needs and desires of the people in 18 villages on Seward Peninsula, St. Lawrence Island, and Diomede is evaluated in this report. Sections are devoted to the goals of the evaluation, evaluation procedure, goals and objectives of the project,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Library Cooperation, Library Extension
Commission on Preservation and Access, Washington, DC. – 1989
Intended to stimulate further thinking on the part of the community of scholars who must have a voice in selection strategies, this report addresses: (1) the distinction between preservation (saving the content of a brittle book) and conservation (saving the original item); (2) differences in the needs and objectives of preservation across the…
Descriptors: Archives, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Library Cooperation

Rutledge, John; Swindler, Luke – College and Research Libraries, 1988
Examines arguments in favor of membership in the Center for Research Libraries in light of changing collections and services, the cooperative collection development environment, and the needs of research libraries. The discussion covers classic arguments for participation and methods for assessing the value of four membership benefits. (76 notes…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education

Richards, Daniel T.; Prelec, Antonija – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Discusses serials cancellations; reviews library collection assessment policies and reasons for assessment studies; describes a survey of academic health sciences libraries that examined serials cancellation projects, including the decision-making process, regional or national cooperation, and the methodology used; and explains a generic serials…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods

Waldhart, Thomas J. – Library and Information Science Research, 1985
This discussion of the measurement of performance criteria and desired or acceptable level of achievement focuses on the performance criteria used for the evaluation of interlibrary services (success rate, turnaround time, cost, and impact of service). Document delivery, communication, and interlibrary loan research are covered. Fifty references…
Descriptors: Costs, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Interlibrary Loans

Anand, Havelin – Electronic Library, 1987
Describes the implementation of a telefacsimile plan used for interlibrary loan messaging and document delivery, and evaluates the system in terms of volume and quality of transmissions, turnaround time, costs and human resources, and equipment operation. The benefits and potential of telefacsimile for interlibrary loans are summarized.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods

Schwarz, 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

Vandergrift, Kay E. – Voice of Youth Advocates, 1994
Discusses cooperation between school and public libraries and presents a self-evaluation inventory that can be used for implementation and evaluation by school library media specialists and public library youth services librarians. Highlights include communication; technology and electronic media; sexual harassment; and selection of sensitive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria