How libraries and librarians help [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to identifying user-centered outcomes / / Joan C. Durrance and Karen E. Fisher ; with Marian Bouch Hinton

• Autore: Durrance Joan C
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : American Library Association, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (195 p.)
• Disciplina: 027
• Soggetto topico: Libraries - Evaluation; Libraries - United States - Evaluation; Public services (Libraries) - Evaluation; Public services (Libraries) - United States - Evaluation; Public libraries - United States - Evaluation; Libraries and community - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: FisherKaren E. <1966-> HintonMarian Bouch
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The urgent need to tell the library story more effectively -- Outcomes : an approach that shows the value of libraries -- The "How Libraries and Librarians Help" outcome model : applying contextual approaches to outcome evaluation -- Step one, getting started : preparing to conduct an outcomes study -- Step two, collecting data for outcomes : approaches and tools -- Step three, analyzing outcomes data -- Step four, maximizing the results of your outcomes study -- Predicting outcomes : outcome measures as a planning tool / Rhea Joyce Rubin -- Ripples of impact : Washtenaw Literacy Program outcomes / Maria Serapiglia and Sarah Wooden -- Empowering youth : outcomes of public libraries' youth technology -- Strengthening community : outcomes of community information services -- Putting the pieces together : an outcome study of the Ypsilanti District Library's Senior Deposit Collection Program / Dana Walker and Jeanie Fisher.
• Sommario/riassunto: The authors developed the "How Libraries and Librarians Help (HLLH) Outcome Model," field testing it in six libraries over two years. In this practical reference, they share their findings, step-by-step HLLH methods, and library success stories that bring the process to life with outcomes like, "Empowering Youth" and "Strengthening Community".
• Titolo autorizzato: How libraries and librarians help
• ISBN: 0-8389-9887-9; 0-8389-9811-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451397103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II