Demonstrating Results - Using Outcome Measurement in Your Library

Informationen zum Autor Rhea Joyce Rubin is an independent library consultant specializing in planning and evaluating library services! and training in related areas. She has been a Planning for Results trainer and coach for libraries nationwide. She currently serves as the outcome measurement consultant for the California State Library! the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners! and the Connecticut State Library. She has written eleven books as well as journal articles! bibliographies! and contributions to other books. She holds an MLS from the University of Wisconsin! Madison. Klappentext According to Planning for Results expert Rubin! outcome measurement lets libraries evaluate how they affect their users' quality of life. This latest addition to the PLA-sponsored Results Series uses familiar task breakdowns along with key terms in a step-by-step! service-oriented format so that readers can master the outcome measurement process as they: - Enhance library programs using evaluation techniques- Use and customize the 14 step-by-step workforms to address unique needs- Gather and interpret statistically accurate data to demonstrate outcomes- Measure! evaluate! and present outcomes to attract funding Zusammenfassung Outcome measurement lets libraries evaluate how they affect their users' quality of life. This book uses familiar task breakdowns along with key terms in a step-by-step! service-oriented format. It includes tips on creating evaluations! coding data! and selecting a sample! thus positioning their libraries to secure maximum funding.

Product details

• Authors: Rhea Joyce Rubin
• Publisher: American library assn
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2005
• EAN: 9780838935606
• ISBN: 978-0-8389-3560-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 267 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Pla Results
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system