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Wooster, Harold – J Amer Soc Inform Sci, 1970
A survey of the literature on the effectiveness of information analysis centers which also includes papers on less specialized information centers, by the Director of Information Sciences of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. (JB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
Peer reviewedGoodhue, Dale; Littlefield, Russell; Straub, Detmar W. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1997
Describes the design of the survey employed to measure the impacts of the Integrated Information Center (IIC) at the University of Minnesota on the end-users and reports the results of that survey. (Author/MES)
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Evaluation Methods, Feedback, Higher Education
Madey, Doren; Everett, Michael – 1978
The explicit goal of most educational information or resource centers, is to assist clients in obtaining and utilizing information to improve educational practice and aid in educational decision making. As the number of services has increased, the need to systematically assess them has become critical. Previous efforts have been limited and…
Descriptors: Databases, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Facility Utilization Research
Download full textMichael, Mary Ellen; Encarnacion, Leticia – 1974
An evaluation of Chicago's El Centro de la Causa Library and Information Center was undertaken by the University of Illinois Library Research Center in 1974. Evaluation methods included: (1) a survey of user and nonuser characteristics and attitudes concerning library services; (2) a survey of the needs and information-seeking behavior of people…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Carroll, Bonnie C.; King, Donald W. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Presents a framework for measuring the value of information from three perspectives--the reader of information, the organization or funder, and society--which is based on use studies of the Energy Data Base by Department of Energy researchers. (CLB)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Information Centers
Goodhue, Dale L.; And Others – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1993
Describes methods being used to evaluate the impact of the Integrated Information Center (IIC) on users at the University of Minnesota. The model underlying the evaluation is explained, and three methods used to assess the IIC are discussed: survey questionnaires, interviews, and longitudinal evaluation. (Contains 14 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: College Environment, Computer Networks, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Educational Information Services. – 1975
Project SEIC (State Educational Information Center) was funded to increase the demand for and use of educational information, especially ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) information, and to make more cost effective the delivery of information services. To accomplish these goals, Project SEIC first assessed the state-of-the-art of…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Computer Programs, Data Analysis, Delivery Systems
