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Pratt, Allan D.; Altman, Ellen – Library Journal, 1997
Discusses the use of the "Output Measures for Public Libraries" measurement method to compare public library performance based on a variety of statistics involving circulation, staffing, and library services. The need to consider the value that library services add to the community rather than relying on statistics alone is stressed.…
Descriptors: Community Satisfaction, Comparative Analysis, Library Circulation, Library Personnel
Scheppke, Jim – Library Journal, 1994
Compares public library use surveys conducted in 1948 by the American Library Association and in 1991 by the National Center for Education Statistics. Results indicate that public library use by both adults and children has risen dramatically, but library use by minorities and low income adults has changed very little. (KRN)
Descriptors: Adults, Change Strategies, Children, Comparative Analysis
