Crawford, J: CULTURE OF EVALUATION IN LIB &

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-1-84334-101-7
Verlag: Woodhead Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 204 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 300 g

Reihe: Chandos Information Professional Series

This practical book is written from the point of view of the practitioner, rather than the researcher. It presents current and recent work in the subject area in a way relevant to practitioners, researchers and students. The book includes practical examples of survey and research work and discusses honestly the practical difficulties involved. Aimed at an international audience, examples of good practice are drawn from a number of countries across the world.


- An up to date review/summary of activity in the subject area
- Provides international comparisons of library and information service evaluation activity
- Provides practical/real life research and survey data useful to practitioners and academics which they can apply in their own situations

Autoren/Hrsg.

Crawford, John

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliotheks- und Auskunftssdienste

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Overviewing the history of evaluation in library and information services; Reasons for and factors in evaluation; How survey and evaluation work is done; General satisfaction survey instruments; Parallel cultures of evaluation in higher education; Current and recent research in evaluation of library and information services; The evaluation of electronic information services; The challenge of information literacy and an afterword.

Über Autor(innen)

Crawford, John
John C. Crawford is a former trustee of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. John is also the former director of the Scottish Information Literacy Project, and has published extensively in librarianship and history. He holds BA, MA, PhD, FCLIP and FSA (Scot) qualifications.

Dr John Crawford is Library Research Officer at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland where he is also University copyright adviser. He has authored some 50 articles and papers.