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Hawgood, John – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1977
Using the Derbyshire Project as an example, describes the adaptation for use in public libraries of Benefit Assessment and System Change (BASYC), which was developed as a decision-support framework coordinating subjective and objective factors that influence management decisions to change policies or systems. Three data tables are included.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Library Administration
Peer reviewedZweizig, Douglas L. – Public Libraries, 1987
Discusses current issues in measuring library effectiveness, including rapid technological changes and increasing obsolescence in librarians' competencies; increased pressure for accountability; tools to help libraries become what they determine they should be rather than conforming to national standards; and how to determine the validity and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Planning
