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The culture of evaluation in library and information services /

This practical book is written from the point of view of the practitioner, rather than the researcher. It presents current and recent work in the subject area in a way relevant to practitioners, researchers and students. The book includes practical examples of survey and research work and discusses...

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Main Authors: Crawford, John C
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Leahy, Jim; Holden, Jan; Graham, Sophie
Published: Chandos Pub.,
Publisher Address: Oxford :
Publication Dates: 2006.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Chandos information professional series
Subjects:
Information services > Evaluation
Library resources > Evaluation
Documentation, Services de > E valuation
Fonds documentaires > E valuation
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General
Bibliotheekdiensten
Informatievoorziening
Evaluatie
Bibliothek > Evaluation
Leistungsbewertung > Bibliothek
Leistungsbewertung > Informationseinrichtung
Evaluation > Bibliothek
Bibliothek > Leistungsmessung
Leistungsmessung > Bibliothek
Information und Dokumentation > Evaluation
Evaluation > Information und Dokumentation
Information und Dokumentation > Leistungsmessung
Leistungsmessung > Information und Dokumentation
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781843341017
Summary: This practical book is written from the point of view of the practitioner, rather than the researcher. It presents current and recent work in the subject area in a way relevant to practitioners, researchers and students. The book includes practical examples of survey and research work and discusses honestly the practical difficulties involved. Aimed at an international audience, examples of good practice are drawn from a number of countries across the world.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xi, 192 pages).
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781780630847
1780630840
Index Number: Z674
CLC: G253
Contents: Overviewing the history of evaluation in library and information services -- Reasons for and factors in evaluation -- How survey and evaluation work is done -- General satisfaction survey instruments -- Parallel cultures of evaluation in higher education -- Current and recent research in evaluation of library and information services -- The evaluation of electronic information services -- The challenge of information literacy and an afterword.

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