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Nisonger, Thomas E. – College and Research Libraries, 1982
This 93-item annotated bibliography concerning collection evaluation in academic libraries focuses on: (1) case studies of evaluation projects, (2) newly proposed techniques, (3) attempts to define adequacy in a collection, and (4) overviews of the evaluation process, all published from 1969 to the present. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. Test Center. – 1992
This annotated bibliography presents the holdings (as of November 1992) of the Test Center lending library of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. Many of the 76 entries are informal assessments and are intended mainly for the classroom. The journal articles, books, and chapters of books in the annotated bibliography were published…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Sandler, Mark; Barling, Cathryn H. – Teaching Sociology, 1984
Sociology resources housed in the campus library potentially offer valuable support for a department's instructional efforts. Provided is a strategy for (1) evaluating an existing library collection; (2) correcting extant deficiencies; and (3) maintaining the balance and quality of the collection on an ongoing basis. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Information Sources, Library Administration
Kusnerz, Peggy Ann – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1983
Presents an overview of library collection evaluation techniques described in the literature--list-checking, quantitative analysis, use studies, and subject specialist review--and offers suggestions to the librarian for the application of these methods in an art library. Twenty-five references are provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Check Lists, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1982
This group of documents presents material on collection development and a list of collection intensity indicators from the Research Libraries Group (RLG), as well as examples of collection assessment techniques from seven members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). ARL member documents cover the assessment of art periodical,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
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Nisonger, Thomas E. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1983
Using random selection of citations from journal articles, two specific permutations of the citation checking approach to university library collection evaluation are tested on political science collections in five university libraries in the Washington, D.C. area. The history of the citation checking approach is reviewed. Forty-three references…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Citations (References), Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Pousoulides, Dorothea – 1994
The American College of Higher Studies (ACHS) in Thessaloniki, Greece, is in the process of expanding and improving its library's collection and facilities in order to meet American regional accreditation standards. An evaluation of the college's Anatolia College Library with regard to collection, staff, services, administration and facilities was…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Cultural Differences, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1978
This Association of Research Libraries (ARL) kit on collection assessment contains the following documents: (1) "Guidelines for the Evaluation of Library Collections--Draft Copy" (Collection Development Committee, Resource Section, Resources and Technical Services Division, American Library Association); (2) "Guidelines for Collection Assessment"…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
Kania, Antoinette M. – 1988
Intended to provide a guide to the most useful, practical, and relevant methodologies developed and implemented over the past 20 years for assessing a library's effectiveness, this bibliography provides citations to 72 selected studies evaluating the use, collections, and services of academic libraries. The citations are organized into three major…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Library Collections
Weaver, Alice O.; And Others – 1984
This procedures manual is designed to help book selectors at the University of Toledo Libraries understand their responsibilities in performing their various tasks in regards to building, maintaining, and expanding the libraries' collections to support the university's teaching, research, and service goals. To this end, selectors must have…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Competence, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Hall, Blaine H. – 1981
This manual is designed to help bibliographers, librarians, and other materials selectors plan and conduct systematic collection evaluations using both collection centered and client centered techniques. Topics covered in five chapters are: (1) planning the assessment; (2) collection-centered techniques, comprising the compilation of statistics,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA. University Libraries. – 1978
Results of a 4-month library self-evaluation program conducted by staff members at Carnegie-Mellon University Libraries are reported in this document. The study was conducted using the Academic Library Development Program (ALDP), a self-improvement strategy for libraries to evaluate and develop their performance. The study team consisting of four…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Interviews
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Wygant, Ted M. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1997
Describes the management and collection of standardized educational and psychological tests at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and analyzes the use patterns of patron request cards. Current electronic test locators and evaluation services are indicated as well. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
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Rothstein, Samuel – Reference Librarian, 1989
Considers trends in measurement and evaluation of reference service and summarizes research findings on the importance of reference work, library clientele, reference questions, duties of the reference librarians, and the effectiveness of reference service. Measures for the organization and performance of reference work, the adequacy of reference…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Library Collections
Medina, Sue O.; And Others – 1987
This manual was developed to assist the members of the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries in the library collection assessment that is now required by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education as a component of any proposal that an institution submits for new program review and approval. This assessment component considers the ability of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Citation Analysis, Consultants, Evaluation Methods
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