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Practical Evaluation Techniques for Librarians by Rachel Applegate (2013, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101610691598

ISBN-139781610691598

eBay Product ID (ePID)167900556

Product Key Features

Number of Pages244 Pages

Publication NamePractical Evaluation Techniques for Librarians

LanguageEnglish

SubjectLibrary & Information Science / General, Library & Information Science / Administration & Management

Publication Year2013

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines

AuthorRachel Applegate

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight20.4 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2013-012273

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"This book can be used as a reference, as a guide, or as a text to help librarians, administrators, and future librarians and administrators evaluate libraries for managerial decision making and research purposes. This book is also of use as a guide for graduate students in library and information science who are seeking to perform evaluation studies on libraries." - ARBA, "This insightful manual discusses how to evaluate and assess information using different techniques such as surveys and focus groups. . . . A useful guide for gathering practical information." -- School Library Journal "This book can be used as a reference, as a guide, or as a text to help librarians, administrators, and future librarians and administrators evaluate libraries for managerial decision making and research purposes. This book is also of use as a guide for graduate students in library and information science who are seeking to perform evaluation studies on libraries." -- ARBA

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal027.002

Table Of ContentIntroduction Chapter 1: Personal Techniques Surveys Interviews Focus Groups Usability Instructional Evaluation Observation: Tallies Unobtrusive Observation: Reference Testing Mystery Shopping Chapter 2: Impersonal Techniques List-Checking Citation Analysis Collection Mapping Use Analysis Availability Process Evaluation Transaction Log Analysis Chapter 3: Technique Selection and Sampling Decision Factors Summarizing and Analyzing Data Using Technology Using Consultants Chapter 4: Planning for Evaluation Library Operations Evaluation Plans (LOEPs) Chapter 5: Reporting about Evaluation Targeted Evaluation Reports Periodic Organizational Reports Reporting and Organizational Communication Afterword: How to Handle Numbers Appendix A: Study Questions Answer Key Appendix B: Formatting Data Index

SynopsisEvaluation is essential to library management: it provides the data that underlies informed and effective decision-making. This book is a one-volume, how-to guide to library evaluation techniques, planning, and reporting. Library professionals--regardless of whether they operate in a school, public, or academic library setting--need to have effective evaluation skills in order to be accountable to stakeholders and to effect informed improvement. Practical Evaluation Techniques for Librarians provides information and guidance that is highly useful and accessible for all librarians looking to intelligently manage the strengths and weaknesses of their library as well as communicate its value to its stakeholders. Rather than focusing on data-gathering methods appropriate for researchers, the book concentrates on data collection at the local level that enables informed managerial decision-making. It describes and compares techniques that can be used with any level or type of resource--staffing, software, and expertise, for example--in any size library. Author Rachel Applegate makes it clear that accountability is everywhere and imperative, and any librarian can learn the simple techniques to benefit from evaluation., Evaluation is essential to library management: it provides the data that underlies informed and effective decision-making. This book is a one-volume, how-to guide to library evaluation techniques, planning, and reporting., Library professionals--regardless of whether they operate in a school, public, or academic library setting--need to have effective evaluation skills in order to be accountable to stakeholders and to effect informed improvement. Practical Evaluation Techniques for Librarians provides information and guidance that is highly useful and accessible for all librarians looking to intelligently manage the strengths and weaknesses of their library as well as communicate its value to its stakeholders. Rather than focusing on data-gathering methods appropriate for researchers, the book concentrates on data collection at the local level that enables informed managerial decision-making. It describes and compares techniques that can be used with any level or type of resource--staffing, software, and expertise, for example--in any size library. Author Rachel Applegate makes it clear that accountability is everywhere and imperative, and any librarian can learn the simple techniques to benefit from evaluation.

LC Classification NumberZ678.85.A67 2013