Output Measures: Myths, Realities, and Prospects.

McClure, Charles; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ341666

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Publication Date: 1986

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Output Measures: Myths, Realities, and Prospects.

McClure, Charles; And Others

Public Libraries, v25 n2 p49-52 Sum 1986

Discusses areas needing revision in the manual "Output Measures for Public Libraries," i.e., measurement objectives, research skills of output measures users, management versus research contexts, relating inputs to outputs, problems in data collection, user versus library performance, sample sizes, interpretation of output measure scores, and self-diagnostics versus national comparability. (EM)

Descriptors: Guides, Input Output Analysis, Library Administration, Library Services, Library Statistics, Measurement Techniques, Public Libraries, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Media Staff; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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