Productivity Measurements in Special Libraries: Prospects and Problems for Use in Performance Evaluation.

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Main Author:	Williams, Robert V.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1988
Subjects:	Evaluation Criteria Library Research Measurement Techniques Productivity Special Libraries Tables (Data)
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contents	Productivity Measurements in Special Libraries: Prospects and Problems for Use in Performance Evaluation. Williams, Robert V. Evaluation Criteria Library Research Measurement Techniques Productivity Special Libraries Tables (Data) Examination of appropriateness of productivity measurements to assess performance of special libraries defines the concept, discusses problems in their use, and gives guidelines for implementation. Results of use of productivity measurements in Library of Congress and State Department library are reported, and productivity measurements are compared with other evaluation tools. (17 references) (MES)
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spellingShingle	Productivity Measurements in Special Libraries: Prospects and Problems for Use in Performance Evaluation. Williams, Robert V. Evaluation Criteria Library Research Measurement Techniques Productivity Special Libraries Tables (Data) Productivity Measurements in Special Libraries: Prospects and Problems for Use in Performance Evaluation. Williams, Robert V. Evaluation Criteria Library Research Measurement Techniques Productivity Special Libraries Tables (Data) Examination of appropriateness of productivity measurements to assess performance of special libraries defines the concept, discusses problems in their use, and gives guidelines for implementation. Results of use of productivity measurements in Library of Congress and State Department library are reported, and productivity measurements are compared with other evaluation tools. (17 references) (MES)
title	Productivity Measurements in Special Libraries: Prospects and Problems for Use in Performance Evaluation.
topic	Evaluation Criteria Library Research Measurement Techniques Productivity Special Libraries Tables (Data)
url	https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ370734

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