Demonstrating Results: Using Outcome Measurement in Your Library (Pla Results Series) - Softcover

Rubin, Rhea Joyce

 
9780838935606: Demonstrating Results: Using Outcome Measurement in Your Library (Pla Results Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0838935605 ISBN 13: 9780838935606
Verlag: ALA Editions, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

Library services and programs that not only meet goals but can also demonstrate these results are more likely to secure repeat funding. By evaluating and presenting outcomes, libraries can document the positive work they do in a concrete way and gain financial support. According to Planning for Results expert Rubin, outcome measurement lets libraries evaluate how they affect their users' quality of life. This latest addition to the PLA-sponsored ""Results Series"" uses familiar task breakdowns along with key terms in a step-by-step, service-oriented format so that readers can master the outcome measurement process as they: enhance library programs using evaluation techniques; use and customize the 14 step-by-step workforms to address unique needs; gather and interpret statistically accurate data to demonstrate outcomes; and measure, evaluate, and present outcomes to attract funding. Applying these concepts in examples and in two running case studies, an Internet class for seniors, and a teen mother-tutoring program brings the model to life. The ""Toolkit"" includes tips on creating evaluations, coding data, and selecting a sample. By assessing the impact of services in users' lives, public library directors and program managers demonstrate to funding bodies their accountability and the effectiveness of programs, thus positioning their libraries to secure maximum funding.

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Rhea Joyce Rubin is an independent library consultant specializing in planning and evaluating library services, and training in related areas. She has been a Planning for Results trainer and coach for libraries nationwide. She currently serves as the outcome measurement consultant for the California State Library, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and the Connecticut State Library. She has written eleven books as well as journal articles, bibliographies, and contributions to other books. She holds an MLS from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

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Verlag
ALA Editions
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0838935605
ISBN 13 
9780838935606
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
180
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