Crawford Evaluation of Library and Information Services

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-1-135-47658-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 135 Seiten

Provides update to current thinking about, and reasons for, service evaluation of libraries in the UK. Examines quantitative and qualitative methods including questionnaires, focus groups, suggestions boxes and interview techniques.Problems arising from survey outcomes are summarised and long-term evaluation and the relevance of benchmarking are discussed.Contains case studies covering survey work in public, academic and special libraries; charters and service level agreements; and examples of relevant research projects.New chapter on performance measurement in the electronic library.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Crawford, John

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliotheks- und Auskunftssdienste
• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften, Archivwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Identifying performance issues for evaluation
2. Quantitative methods
3. Qualitative methods
4. Pitfalls and progress
5. Case studies and future developments
6. Performance measurement for the electronic library
7. Further reading
8. List of organisations