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ERIC Number: EJ483668
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0740-8188
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The Use of Public Library Roles for Effectiveness Evaluation.
Van House, Nancy A.; Childers, Thomas A.
Library and Information Science Research, v16 n1 p41-58 Win 1994
Discussion of public library roles examines roles from the Public Library Association's planning and measurement tools for their usefulness in evaluating public library effectiveness, based on data from the Public Library Effectiveness Study. Indicators of library effectiveness are discussed, and a cluster analysis of libraries with similar role profiles is examined. (Contains 26 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Library Associations, Library Research, Library Role, Library Surveys, Measurement Techniques, Performance Factors, Public Libraries, Tables (Data)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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