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Assessing the Effectiveness of Library Service. Occasional Paper Number 152.

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Main Authors:	Du Mont, Rosemary Ruhig, Du Mont, Paul F.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1981
Subjects:	Classification Evaluation Criteria Evaluation Methods Library Personnel Library Role Library Services Models Organizational Effectiveness Organizational Objectives Systems Approach
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author	Du Mont, Rosemary Ruhig Du Mont, Paul F.
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contents	Assessing the Effectiveness of Library Service. Occasional Paper Number 152. Du Mont, Rosemary Ruhig Du Mont, Paul F. Classification Evaluation Criteria Evaluation Methods Library Personnel Library Role Library Services Models Organizational Effectiveness Organizational Objectives Systems Approach Discussions of goal, process, and structure approaches for measuring library service effectiveness are reviewed and a scheme integrating these approaches is presented. Preferred ways of reviewing library effectiveness are identified for four major constituencies: staff, directors, users, and societal groups such as funding agencies. A discussion of goals as organizational intentions and as outcomes leads to a 2-part goal model: goal typology and systems model. Two figures and 38 references are provided. (RBF)
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spellingShingle	Assessing the Effectiveness of Library Service. Occasional Paper Number 152. Du Mont, Rosemary Ruhig Du Mont, Paul F. Classification Evaluation Criteria Evaluation Methods Library Personnel Library Role Library Services Models Organizational Effectiveness Organizational Objectives Systems Approach Assessing the Effectiveness of Library Service. Occasional Paper Number 152. Du Mont, Rosemary Ruhig Du Mont, Paul F. Classification Evaluation Criteria Evaluation Methods Library Personnel Library Role Library Services Models Organizational Effectiveness Organizational Objectives Systems Approach Discussions of goal, process, and structure approaches for measuring library service effectiveness are reviewed and a scheme integrating these approaches is presented. Preferred ways of reviewing library effectiveness are identified for four major constituencies: staff, directors, users, and societal groups such as funding agencies. A discussion of goals as organizational intentions and as outcomes leads to a 2-part goal model: goal typology and systems model. Two figures and 38 references are provided. (RBF)
title	Assessing the Effectiveness of Library Service. Occasional Paper Number 152.
topic	Classification Evaluation Criteria Evaluation Methods Library Personnel Library Role Library Services Models Organizational Effectiveness Organizational Objectives Systems Approach
url	https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED213404