Personalized Boutique Service: Critical to Academic Library Success?

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Autor principal: Tilley, Elizabeth
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Publicado: 2013
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contents Personalized Boutique Service: Critical to Academic Library Success? Tilley, Elizabeth Academic Libraries Success Library Services User Needs (Information) Individual Needs Critical Incidents Method Student Surveys Needs Assessment Models Delivery Systems Library Research Foreign Countries An academic library that focuses on delivering a personalized service is examined within the context of the boutique library model. It is suggested that a critical success factor in adopting a personalized, boutique-style service is acquiring knowledge and insight of our users. This, together with appropriate evaluation, will assist with providing evidence of service impact. A critical incident survey for third year dissertation students in a subject library is used to demonstrate the depth of knowledge essential for services to provide for their user populations. The extent to which obtaining user knowledge for making informed decisions about services underpins any academic library strategy is dependent on service managers. The conclusion is that local knowledge, along with evaluation of that information and tailored service implementation, is essential for academic library success, whatever the size of institution.
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spellingShingle Personalized Boutique Service: Critical to Academic Library Success?
Tilley, Elizabeth
Academic Libraries
Success
Library Services
User Needs (Information)
Individual Needs
Critical Incidents Method
Student Surveys
Needs Assessment
Models
Delivery Systems
Library Research
Foreign Countries
Personalized Boutique Service: Critical to Academic Library Success? Tilley, Elizabeth Academic Libraries Success Library Services User Needs (Information) Individual Needs Critical Incidents Method Student Surveys Needs Assessment Models Delivery Systems Library Research Foreign Countries An academic library that focuses on delivering a personalized service is examined within the context of the boutique library model. It is suggested that a critical success factor in adopting a personalized, boutique-style service is acquiring knowledge and insight of our users. This, together with appropriate evaluation, will assist with providing evidence of service impact. A critical incident survey for third year dissertation students in a subject library is used to demonstrate the depth of knowledge essential for services to provide for their user populations. The extent to which obtaining user knowledge for making informed decisions about services underpins any academic library strategy is dependent on service managers. The conclusion is that local knowledge, along with evaluation of that information and tailored service implementation, is essential for academic library success, whatever the size of institution.
title Personalized Boutique Service: Critical to Academic Library Success?
topic Academic Libraries
Success
Library Services
User Needs (Information)
Individual Needs
Critical Incidents Method
Student Surveys
Needs Assessment
Models
Delivery Systems
Library Research
Foreign Countries
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1089260