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Surviving the future: academic libraries, quality, and assessment

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Chandos information professional seriesPublication details: 2009 Chandos Publishing LondonDescription: xvi, 201 pISBN:
  • 9781843344773
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 027.7 M8S8
Summary: Every academic library strives to make improvements - in its services, its effectiveness, and its contributions to overall university success. Every librarian wants to improve library quality, but few are knowledgeable or enthusiastic about the means and mechanisms of quality improvement. This book assists librarians to make sense of data collection, assessment, and comparative evaluation as stepping stones to transformative quality improvement. Creating value lies in a libraryDsabilitytounderstand,communicateandmeasurewhatmatterstousers,andwhatcanbemeasuredcanbemanagedtosuccessfuloutcomes.(http://www.woodheadpublishing.com/en/book.aspx?bookID=1856&ChandosTitle=1)
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Every academic library strives to make improvements - in its services, its effectiveness, and its contributions to overall university success. Every librarian wants to improve library quality, but few are knowledgeable or enthusiastic about the means and mechanisms of quality improvement. This book assists librarians to make sense of data collection, assessment, and comparative evaluation as stepping stones to transformative quality improvement. Creating value lies in a libraryDsabilitytounderstand,communicateandmeasurewhatmatterstousers,andwhatcanbemeasuredcanbemanagedtosuccessfuloutcomes.(http://www.woodheadpublishing.com/en/book.aspx?bookID=1856&ChandosTitle=1)

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