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Record Nr.

UNINA9910297408303321

Autore

Appleton Leo

Titolo

Libraries and key performance indicators : a framework for practitioners / / Leo Appleton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : Chandos Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier, , [2017]

�2017

ISBN

0-08-100255-6

0-08-100227-0

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 154 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Chandos information professional series

Disciplina

025.1

Soggetti

Public libraries - Evaluation

Academic libraries - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

What do KPIs have to do with libraries? -- A brief history of evaluation and performance measurement in libraries -- Developing a culture of performance measurement -- Performance measurement in the digital age -- Quantitative methods of performance measurement -- Qualitative methods for performance measurement -- Mixed methods for performance measurement -- An overview of key performance indicators -- How can KPIs be used in performance measurement? -- Case studies -- Using KPIs in your library and information service -- Final reflection performance measurement and performance indicators.

Sommario/riassunto

Libraries and Key Performance Indicators: A Framework for Practitioners explores ways by which libraries across all sectors can demonstrate their value and impact to stakeholders through quality assurance and performance measurement platforms, including library assessment, evaluation methodologies, surveys, and annual reporting. Whilst several different performance measurement tools are considered, the book’s main focus is on one tool in particular: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). KPIs are increasingly being used to measure the performance of library and information services, however, linking KPIs to quality outcomes, such as impact and value can prove very difficult. This book



discusses, in detail, the concept of KPIs in the broader context of library assessment and performance measurement. Through reviewing some of the applied theory around using KPIs, along with harvesting examples of current best practices in KPI usage from a variety of different libraries, the book demystifies library KPIs, providing a toolkit for any library to be used in setting meaningful KPIs against targets, charters, service standards, and quality outcomes. Provides an overview of performance measurement tools for libraries Discusses KPIs in a broad context Offers an understanding of reporting, monitoring, and acting upon KPI data Provides best practice examples of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in libraries Includes practical and reusable examples of KPIs that can be applied in local contexts (a toolkit approach)