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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464587403321

Autore

Dando Priscille

Titolo

Say it with data : a concise guide to making your case and getting results / / Priscille Dando ; cover design by Kimberly Thornton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, [Illinois] : , : ALA Editions, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8389-9685-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Disciplina

025.1

Soggetti

Communication in library administration

Library statistics

Libraries - Marketing

Libraries - Evaluation - Statistical methods

Library use studies

Library surveys

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Say It With Data: A Concise Guide to Making Your Case and Getting Results; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Determining Need, Message, and Audience; Chapter 2: Secrets of Effective Communication; Chapter 3: Working with the Power of Statistics; Chapter 4: Methods of Measurement: Surveys; Chapter 5: Methods of Measurement: Focus Groups; Chapter 6: Presenting Data to Get Results; Appendix A: Survey Checklist; Appendix B: Focus Group Checklist; Appendix C: Data Presentation Checklist; Appendix D: Birmingham Public Library Patron Survey

Appendix E: Sample Student Survey, Robert E. Lee High SchoolAppendix F: Sample Teacher Survey, Robert E. Lee High School; Appendix G: Westborough Public School Library Survey (Faculty); Appendix H: Sample Survey Results for Analysis; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Addressing frontline librarians lobbying for increased programming or staff, as well as administrators marshalling statistics to stem the tide of budget cuts and prevent library closure, this vital new book explores



the whys and hows of using data to build a better picture of library needs and success.