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Main Authors: Kantor, Paul B., Saracevic, Tefko
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1999
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ597590
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author Kantor, Paul B.
Saracevic, Tefko
author_facet Kantor, Paul B.
Saracevic, Tefko
Kantor, Paul B.
Saracevic, Tefko
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contents Quantitative Study of the Value of Research Libraries: A Foundation for the Evaluation of Digital Libraries. Kantor, Paul B. Saracevic, Tefko Academic Libraries Electronic Libraries Evaluation Methods Higher Education Information Seeking Information Services Library Services Reference Services Research Libraries User Needs (Information) Results of a study that evaluated 21 diverse services at 5 major academic research libraries demonstrate that a cross-functional approach to library services is feasible. Findings also highlight a new measure of impact, which is a weighted logarithmic combination of the amount of time that users spend interacting with the service, combined with a Likert-scale indication of the value of that service, in relation to the time expended. (AEF)
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spellingShingle Quantitative Study of the Value of Research Libraries: A Foundation for the Evaluation of Digital Libraries.
Kantor, Paul B.
Saracevic, Tefko
Academic Libraries
Electronic Libraries
Evaluation Methods
Higher Education
Information Seeking
Information Services
Library Services
Reference Services
Research Libraries
User Needs (Information)
Quantitative Study of the Value of Research Libraries: A Foundation for the Evaluation of Digital Libraries. Kantor, Paul B. Saracevic, Tefko Academic Libraries Electronic Libraries Evaluation Methods Higher Education Information Seeking Information Services Library Services Reference Services Research Libraries User Needs (Information) Results of a study that evaluated 21 diverse services at 5 major academic research libraries demonstrate that a cross-functional approach to library services is feasible. Findings also highlight a new measure of impact, which is a weighted logarithmic combination of the amount of time that users spend interacting with the service, combined with a Likert-scale indication of the value of that service, in relation to the time expended. (AEF)
title Quantitative Study of the Value of Research Libraries: A Foundation for the Evaluation of Digital Libraries.
topic Academic Libraries
Electronic Libraries
Evaluation Methods
Higher Education
Information Seeking
Information Services
Library Services
Reference Services
Research Libraries
User Needs (Information)
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ597590