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Download full textCouncil on Library and Information Resources, Washington, DC. – 1998
In 1996, the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) supported a project at Rutgers University that applied new economic theories to measuring how well research libraries fulfill their service roles. This summary draws on the original proposal and the final report from the project's directors. The evaluation of library performance is…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Benchmarking, Data Analysis, Evaluation Criteria
Shim, Wonsik; Kantor, Paul B. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1998
Describes a new analytical tool, data envelope analysis (DEA) model, which can provide better understanding of the efficiency of academic research libraries. Reports the results of a study using 1994-1995 Association of Research Libraries statistics together with expert judgments, in terms of constraints, to make the model more applicable to the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Evaluation Criteria
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On-campus networked personal computer (PC) usage at La Trobe University Library was surveyed during September 2005. The survey's objectives were to confirm peak usage times, to measure some of the relevant parameters of online PC usage, and to determine the effect that 24 new networked PCs had on service quality. The survey found that clients…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Delivery Systems, Use Studies
