Measuring Library Performance: Principles and Techniques

ISBN-13: 9781856045933 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 272 str.

Peter Brophy

Opis

Measuring library performance requires multiple perspectives and various methods of evaluation. Brophy's innovative approach ensures that user's opinions, economic factors, and staff input are all taken into account. He demonstrates how both traditional and electronic services can be evaluated and helps professionals learn to gather data; quantify outputs; evaluate systems; and utilize benchmark, standards, and balanced scorecard methods of evaluation. There is also advice for leveraging findings for staff training and development. With a start-to-finish approach, this manual will help you evaluate and improve your library effectively.

Spis treści

1. Background 2. Theoretical considerations 3. User satisfaction 4. Impact on users 5. Social and economic impact 6. Inputs 7. Processes 8. Outputs 9. Staff 10. Infrastructure 11. Services for all 12. Benchmarking 13. The balanced scorecard 14. Standards Appendix 1. Data collection methods Appendix 2. The analysis of data Appendix 3. The presentation of results.

O autorze

Peter Brophy