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Download full textAlston, Ruth – 1995
This paper describes the theoretical design and practical implementation of a set of performance indicators in a public library system in London (England). Bromley Libraries has 15 branch libraries and serves 300,000 people. The need for improved management control by assessing performance and monitoring progress, library restructuring, and…
Descriptors: Definitions, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Library Administration
Peer reviewedFrazer, Stuart – College and Research Libraries, 1994
Discussion of academic libraries and the accrediting process focuses on an evaluation and comparison of library guidelines from 17 specialized accrediting bodies with guidelines from regional accreditors. Input versus output measures are discussed, and suggestions for improving the library's participation in the process are offered. (Contains 25…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Comparative Analysis
COHRSSEN, B.A.; WESSEL, C.J. – 1967
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE FINDINGS OF A SEARCH IN THE LIBRARY AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES LITERATURE TO DETERMINE THE STANDARDS AND METHODS OF EVALUATING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF LIBRARY SERVICES AND OPERATIONS. A MATRIX IS USED TO SHOW WHICH MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, EITHER ANALYTICAL OR OPERATING, MAY BE APPLICABLE FOR EVALUATING THE…
Descriptors: Administration, Costs, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
Wessel, C. J.; And Others – 1968
This report summarizes (1) data and information collected to facilitate the development of criteria for the evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of Army Technical Libraries; (2) the findings on the mission and objectives of Army Technical Libraries; (3) the areas in which adequate standards for performance are feasible, and (4) presents…
Descriptors: Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Evaluation
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
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1990
Following an introduction by Betty J. Turock, nine reports examine key issues in library evaluation: (1) "Output Measures and the Evaluation Process" (Nancy A. Van House) describes measurement as a concept to be understood in the larger context of planning and evaluation; (2) "Adapting Output Measures to Program Evaluation"…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Institutional Evaluation
Peer reviewedVan House, Nancy A.; Childers, Thomas – Public Libraries, 1991
Discusses methods of evaluation that can be used to measure public library effectiveness, based on a conference sponsored by the Council on Library Resources. Topics discussed include the Public Library Effectiveness Study (PLES), quantitative and qualitative evaluation, using evaluative information for resource acquisition and resource…
Descriptors: Conferences, Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society), Governance
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
Iowa State Library, Des Moines. – 1989
This manual is designed to serve as a textbook outlining sound library administrative practices or as an aid in policy development. The basics of good library services are described, and libraries are encouraged to choose services appropriate for their situation, plan for them, and measure their effectiveness. Ninety performance measures outline…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Evaluation Methods, Library Administration, Library Expenditures
Lithgow, Susan D. – 1995
This report describes a study to investigate the improved efficiency and effectiveness of prison library provision in England and Wales, through the development and validation of relevant performance indicators to be used as part of quality assurance programs. Prison libraries perform important educational, rehabilitative, and recreational…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedRyan, Michael T. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1991
Discusses trends in the future of higher education and considers the possible resulting challenges for libraries, particularly the development of special collections. Topics discussed include management, developing cost-benefit measures, considering possible new users, inter-library cooperation, developing quality by communicating standards and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Trends, Evaluation Methods
