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Download full textKenney, Anne R.; Stam, Deirdre C. – 2002
With funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the Council on Library and Information Resources, ARL (Association of Research Libraries), the University Libraries Group, and the Regional Alliance for Preservation conducted a joint study in 2001 to examine the state of preservation programs in American academic libraries. The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Shim, Wonsik; Kantor, Paul B. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999
A complex tool, data envelopment analysis (DEA) was used to evaluate the relative efficiency of major academic research libraries that are members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Results of a two-year base line study using traditional measures taken from 1995-96 ARL statistics are reported. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Washington, DC. Governments Div. – 1993
This report reflects the results of an evaluation of the coverage in the annual Public Library Statistics program, a joint federal-state information collection project. It is the first phase of a broader project of the Census Bureau and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to evaluate the overall statistics available from the annual…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Data Collection, Definitions, Evaluation Criteria
Hert, Carol A.; McClure, Charles R. – 1990
This study reports findings from a survey of U.S. and Canadian medical libraries belonging to the Association of Academic Health Sciences Library Directors (AAHSLD). Conducted in the spring of 1990 and funded by AAHSLD, the survey had the two primary purposes of assessing the use of the AAHSLD "Annual Statistics" in providing data for decision…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria, Information Utilization
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Washington, DC. Governments Div. – 1995
This report, the third in a series, contains the results of an evaluation of the definitions and internal consistency of the finance variables used in the Federal State Cooperative System Public Library Statistics (FSCS/PLS) program, and a comparison of the statistics collected for these variables to selected statistics from independent sources.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Evaluation Criteria, Government Libraries, Library Funding
Howe, Eleanor; Stack, Jack; Rettig-Seitam, Marcia – 1997
This paper presents guidelines and tools for action research in the school library which will help the librarian justify expenditures and personnel and evaluate and plan services. It shows how statistics can be turned into meaningful knowledge about what is currently being done in the library, how well it is being done, whether it should be done,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Data Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Technology
Hafner, Arthur W. – 1998
A thorough understanding of the uses and applications of statistical techniques is integral in gaining support for library funding or new initiatives. This resource is designed to help practitioners develop and manipulate descriptive statistical information in evaluating library services, tracking and controlling limited resources, and analyzing…
Descriptors: Correlation, Data Interpretation, Libraries, Library Education
Texas State Library, Austin. – 1986
Fiscal year 1986 activities are summarized in the following reports: (1) Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Executive Summary; (2) Title I Financial Report--Fiscal Year 1985 Carryover; (3) Title III Financial Report--Fiscal Year 1985 Carryover; (4) Title I Financial Report--Fiscal Year 1986; (5) Title III Financial Report--Fiscal Year…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Continuing Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged
Texas State Library, Austin. – 1985
Fiscal year 1985 activities are summarized in the following reports: (1) Titles I and III Performance Report; (2) Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Executive Summary; (3) Title I Financial Report--Fiscal Year 1984 Carryover; (4) Title III Financial Report--Fiscal Year 1984 Carryover; (5) Title I Financial Report--Fiscal Year 1985; (6)…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Continuing Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged
