Measure the Performance of Public Libraries and Your Planning Will Be Easier, More Rewarding--And More Successful.

Hoglund, Anna-Lena

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Publication Date: 1991

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Measure the Performance of Public Libraries and Your Planning Will Be Easier, More Rewarding--And More Successful.

Hoglund, Anna-Lena

International Library Review, v23 n1 p31-47 Mar 1991

Examines the adaptation of a set of library performance measures derived from a UNESCO manual to Swedish libraries. The basic principles of the measurement process and general library objectives are identified, and the difficulties encountered during the study are explained. The Swedish results are compared to the ideal measures presented in the manual. (MAB)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Library Circulation, Library Materials, Library Research, Library Role, Library Standards, Library Statistics, Measurement Techniques, Performance, Planning, Public Libraries, Use Studies

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Language: English

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