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What's the Big Deal? Collection Evaluation at the National Level
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Jurczyk, Eva; Jacobs, Pamela – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2014
This article discusses a project undertaken to assess the journals in a Big Deal package by applying a weighted value algorithm measuring quality, utility, and value of individual titles. Carried out by a national library consortium in Canada, the project confirmed the value of the Big Deal package while providing a quantitative approach for…
Descriptors: National Standards, Measurement Techniques, Quality Assurance, Use Studies
How Many Dimensions Does It Take To Measure Users' Perceptions of Libraries?: A LibQUAL+Study.
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Thompson, Bruce; Cook, Colleen; Heath, Fred – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2001
Explores the number of dimensions needed to measure users' perceptions of library service quality based on data from the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) LibQUAL+ project. Results were consistent with a view that a single set of scores is one reasonable way to characterize user perceptions of library service quality. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Library Research
A Two-Tiered Model for Analyzing Library Web Site Usage Statistics, Part 1: Web Server Logs.
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Cohen, Laura B. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2003
Proposes a two-tiered model for analyzing web site usage statistics for academic libraries: one tier for library administrators that analyzes measures indicating library use, and a second tier for web site managers that analyzes measures aiding in server maintenance and site design. Discusses the technology of web site usage statistics, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Information Seeking