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Gillentine, Jane; And Others – 1981
Developed to assist librarians in the measurement and evaluation of the library's ability to provide services, this guide suggests a number of evaluation techniques that may be used once the reasons for a study have been clearly determined and locally peculiar conditions have been taken into account. The first section explains methods for…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Institutional Evaluation, Librarians
White, Howard D. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1981
Proposes using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for the analysis of routine library statistics to measure how well certain goals are being reached and discusses variables and procedures that might be used. Information on SPSS, sample selection, and Yule's Q analysis is appended, and 18 references are listed. (RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Programs, Higher Education, Librarians
Whitlatch, Jo Bell – Computers in Libraries, 1991
Discussion of job satisfaction and the level of job performance focuses on the effect of automation on job satisfaction among reference librarians. The influence of stress is discussed, a job strain model is explained, and examples of how to design a job to reduce the stress caused by automation are given. (12 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Job Development, Job Performance
PDF pending restorationWalter, Virginia A. – 1992
This manual has been designed as a practical guide to quantifying and measuring the results, or outputs, of public library service to children. The basic output measures presented are tailored to reflect library services to children (defined as persons 14 years old and younger) and their care givers. Six categories of measures are presented: (1)…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Data Collection, Library Administration, Library Planning
Download full textSouth Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1989
Prepared as an outline of the long-range South Carolina Library development program required by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), this document describes: (1) the library public, with emphasis on the disadvantaged, illiterate, blind and physically handicapped, persons with limited English speaking ability, the elderly, and the…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Personnel
South Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1988
Prepared as an outline of the long-range South Carolina Library development program required by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), this document describes: (1) the library public, with emphasis on the disadvantaged, illiterate, blind and physically handicapped, persons with limited English speaking ability, the elderly, and the…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Personnel
Illinois Libraries, 1985
Twelve articles cover books as artifacts; workstations for conservation of library materials; care of scrapbooks, albums, and photographs; map preservation; library environment; flood recovery; disaster prevention and preparedness; incorporating preservation into library organization; and bibliography of Chester Public Library (Illinois) First…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Emergency Programs, Guidelines
Moore, Nick – 1989
This manual identifies a series of performance measurements which, when assessed in their totality, can effectively measure a public library's level of service to its users. The measures have been developed at two levels. On one level, the measures can broadly evaluate the overall performance of library systems on the national level; on a second,…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Data Interpretation, Evaluation Criteria, Library Collections
Greenfield, Louise; And Others – 1985
This study provides a model for assessing the library instructional needs of students in a selected scientific discipline, developing a program to meet those needs, and evaluating the results. Library research study units, which were integrated into an undergraduate course in the wildlife division, were presented in four 1-hour class sessions.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Departments, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedWittig, Glenn R. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1992
A study was conducted at the University of Southern Mississippi School of Library Science to quantitatively determine whether courses adequately addressed program goals and objectives. Results showed that service goals and librarianship were reasonably addressed, but research and management goals were addressed in few courses. The statement of…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives, Elective Courses
