What Is Your Library Worth? Extension Uses Public Value Workshops in Communities

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Main Authors: Haskell, Jane E., Morse, George W.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2015
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Morse, George W.
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Morse, George W.
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contents What Is Your Library Worth? Extension Uses Public Value Workshops in Communities Haskell, Jane E. Morse, George W. Public Libraries Financial Support Extension Education Program Evaluation Workshops Public Sector Private Sector Partnerships in Education Online Surveys Public libraries are seeing flat or reduced funding even as demands for new services are increasing. Facing an identical problem, Extension developed a program to identify the indirect benefits to non-participants of Extension programs in order to encourage their public funding support. This educational approach was customized to public libraries and piloted with 15 libraries. Evaluations demonstrated that the approach was popular and effective in changing local practices. Strategies are shared for customizing Extension's public value program so that any public program can articulate short private and public value statements.
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spellingShingle What Is Your Library Worth? Extension Uses Public Value Workshops in Communities
Haskell, Jane E.
Morse, George W.
Public Libraries
Financial Support
Extension Education
Program Evaluation
Workshops
Public Sector
Private Sector
Partnerships in Education
Online Surveys
What Is Your Library Worth? Extension Uses Public Value Workshops in Communities Haskell, Jane E. Morse, George W. Public Libraries Financial Support Extension Education Program Evaluation Workshops Public Sector Private Sector Partnerships in Education Online Surveys Public libraries are seeing flat or reduced funding even as demands for new services are increasing. Facing an identical problem, Extension developed a program to identify the indirect benefits to non-participants of Extension programs in order to encourage their public funding support. This educational approach was customized to public libraries and piloted with 15 libraries. Evaluations demonstrated that the approach was popular and effective in changing local practices. Strategies are shared for customizing Extension's public value program so that any public program can articulate short private and public value statements.
title What Is Your Library Worth? Extension Uses Public Value Workshops in Communities
topic Public Libraries
Financial Support
Extension Education
Program Evaluation
Workshops
Public Sector
Private Sector
Partnerships in Education
Online Surveys
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1063165