Planning And Evaluating Library Networked Services And Resources

Author : John Carlo Bertot
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
ISBN 13 : 1563089645
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planning and Evaluating Library Networked Services and Resources written by John Carlo Bertot and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2004-12-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes techniques for evaluating services provided through library networks, including collection development, group purchases, and reference services. Providing guides for developing evaluation instruments, testing them and applying them, it is comprehensive in its treatment of evaluating network services. Featuring contributions from some of the leaders in the area of e-metrics (Oliver Pesh, Ebsco; Judith Hiott, Houston Public; Jeff Shim, ARL e-metrics; and Chuck McClure) this book is an integrated, updated knowledge base of events in this area since 1998. It also provides a great deal of experiential knowledge concerning what libraries should do, plan for, and use in e-metrics.

Author : John Carlo Bertot
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planning and Evaluating Library Networked Services and Resources written by John Carlo Bertot and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2004-12-30 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes techniques for evaluating services provided through library networks, including collection development, group purchases, and reference services. Providing guides for developing evaluation instruments, testing them and applying them, it is comprehensive in its treatment of evaluating network services. Featuring contributions from some of the leaders in the area of e-metrics (Oliver Pesh, Ebsco; Judith Hiott, Houston Public; Jeff Shim, ARL e-metrics; and Chuck McClure) this book is an integrated, updated knowledge base of events in this area since 1998. It also provides a great deal of experiential knowledge concerning what libraries should do, plan for, and use in e-metrics.

Author : Melissa Gross
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0838914160
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Five Steps of Outcome-Based Planning and Evaluation for Public Libraries written by Melissa Gross and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-13 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning and assessment are both crucial elements of a public library that functions efficiently and flexibly. So why are they often treated as separate processes? This concise book combines planning and evaluation in a holistic approach, helping public library managers and staff put library resources to work for the community. Based on a series of successful workshops, the workflow presented by the authors is made up of manageable steps for integrating outcome-based planning and evaluation (OBPE) into the routine functions of the public library. Offering step by step guidance that’s transparent and easy to follow, this book introduces the concept of OBPE and explains how it can be a streamlined, effective method of getting library users’ feedback; defines “outcomes” and shows why public libraries should use them to plan and evaluate services;shares methodologies for assessing community needs and interests, including key informant interviews, surveys, focus groups, and environmental scans;demonstrates how to use community assessment data to create outcome statements that not only guide the creation of new library services, but also provide targets for measuring the effectiveness of those services;offers techniques for designing services that directly serve the community while also achieving the outcomes the library has targeted; andprovides tips for sharing the results with stakeholders and maximizing successful outcome-based programs to leverage the library’s role in the community.Featuring plentiful examples of how to proceed through each phase of the OBPE model, this book boils down planning and evaluation into an approachable, easy to understand process for public librarians, library managers, and grant writers.

Author : Peter Brophy
Publisher : Facet Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1856045765
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Libraries Without Walls 6 written by Peter Brophy and published by Facet Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection is drawn from the sixth Libraries Without Walls Conference, held in 2005. From their beginnings in 1995, the Libraries Without Walls conferences have mapped a major change in the practice of librarianship. While library services are still concerned to provide users with physical access to their buildings, electronic access, often from remote locations, is becoming ever more dominant. Papers presented at previous LWW conferences have provided examples of how libraries are pushing out the frontiers of their services. In 2005 a different approach was taken. The question was asked, 'How do we know whether these new services are having a positive impact on our users?' In response, papers written by leading professionals worldwide followed these broad themes: theoretical approaches to the evaluation of the new services, with an emphasis on qualitative methods the user experience: what do we know about the users of these services? assessment of the usability, including the accessibility, of the services measuring the outcomes and impact. Readership: These state-of-the-art papers will enable library managers and information professionals in all sectors to keep abreast of the latest developments in this vital area. The book will also assist educational specialists and course developers in increasing their understanding of the role and importance of information in the learning process.

Author : Charles R. McClure
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838935761
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Libraries and Internet Service Roles written by Charles R. McClure and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2009 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles McClure and Paul T. Jaeger speak to the ways in which the Internet has had more impact on public libraries than any other technology since the creation of the book. The issues presented are vital to library service, planning, evaluation, research and educationand most significantly how effectively libraries service the general public.

Author : Charles R. McClure
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780917724848
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planning for Library Services written by Charles R. McClure and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning for Library Services assists library and information service managers in initiating, improving, and sustaining good planning practices in their organizations. It provides practicing librarians with a guide to assist in their planning methods for increased library effectiveness and promotes a better understanding of the concepts, benefits, potential problems, and processes related to planning.

Author : James W. Liesener
Publisher : College Park? Md. : s.n.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Instruments for Planning and Evaluating Library Media Programs written by James W. Liesener and published by College Park? Md. : s.n.. This book was released on 1991 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Anthony S. Chow
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1780632908
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library Technology and User Services written by Anthony S. Chow and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-11-09 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written as a technology guide for students, practitioners, and administrators, the focus of this book is on introducing current and future trends in library technology and automation within the larger context of strategic and systems planning, implementation, and continuous improvement. Technology is an essential resource for attaining both organizational and patron goals, and planning needs to emphasize the alignment between the clearly defined goals of each. For this alignment to occur on a consistent basis goals must be designed, or engineered, in a systematic fashion where technology fulfils the need to deliver the desired outcomes in an efficient, cost-effective manner. The concept of usability engineering is also examined, where the technology is planned, designed, and implemented in such a way as to maximize utility and ease-of-use for users and employees. Readers of this book will understand both the why and the how of library technology, planning, and implementation articulated in a simple, easy-to-understand fashion. Delivered from academic, public, and school library media perspectives Current and emerging technologies are discussed along with their current and future application in the field of library and information science Technology planning and integration is explained using a systems design process with scenarios and case studies that are articulated in a step-wise, holistic fashion

Author : Peggy Johnson
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838909728
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management written by Peggy Johnson and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2009 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adresses the art of controlling and updating your library's collection. Discussions of the importance and logistics of electronic resources are integrated throughout the book.

Author : Patricia O'Brien Libutti
Publisher : Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr
ISBN 13 : 9780838982624
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Digital Resources and Librarians written by Patricia O'Brien Libutti and published by Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr. This book was released on 2004 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: