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Peer reviewedVan House, Nancy A.; Childers, Thomas A. – Library and Information Science Research, 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…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Library Associations
Peer reviewedKoontz, Christine M. – Library and Information Science Research, 1992
Presents a methodology for construction of location modeling for public library facilities in diverse urban environments. Historical and current research in library location is reviewed; and data collected from a survey of six library systems are analyzed according to population, spatial, library use, and library attractiveness variables. (48…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Geographic Location, Library Facilities, Library Planning
Peer reviewedHebert, Francoise – Library and Information Science Research, 1994
Describes a study that investigated the quality of interlibrary loan services in Canadian public libraries from the library's and the user's perspectives and then compared results. Measures of interlibrary loan performance are reviewed; an alternative conceptualization of service quality is discussed; and SERVQUAL, a measure of service quality, is…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedKoohang, Alex A.; Byrd, David M. – Library and Information Science Research, 1987
Describes an investigation of the differences between the levels of the independent variables of gender, college level, previous computer experience, and familiarity with computer keyboarding on college students' attitudes toward the usefulness of a library computer system. Based on the results, some recommendations are made for practice and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Analysis of Variance, Attitude Measures, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedCalvert, Philip J.; Cullen, Rowena J. – Library and Information Science Research, 1994
New Zealand librarians, using 95 indicators of performance, rated their libraries highest on service indicators and lowest on local government relations. Factor analysis was used to derive 13 dimensions of effectiveness. The indicators ranked highest in a prior survey of stakeholders are spread across nine of the dimensions, which fit four models…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Librarians
Peer reviewedBroadus, Robert N. – Library and Information Science Research, 1987
Requests for published materials made over a two-year period by 79 research fellows in the humanities are analyzed by format, date of publication, subject, and language. The results of this study are compared with results of citation and library use studies, and discrepancies are noted. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Humanities
Peer reviewedWaldhart, Thomas J. – Library and Information Science Research, 1985
This discussion of the measurement of performance criteria and desired or acceptable level of achievement focuses on the performance criteria used for the evaluation of interlibrary services (success rate, turnaround time, cost, and impact of service). Document delivery, communication, and interlibrary loan research are covered. Fifty references…
Descriptors: Costs, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Interlibrary Loans
Peer reviewedWallace, Danny P.; Boyce, Bert R. – Library and Information Science Research, 1989
Describes a study that compared holdings figures from the OCLC database to productivity measures from the "Journal Citation Reports" section of "Science Citation Index" and publisher circulation figures to determine whether there is a systematic relationship between easily gathered holdings and circulation figures and less…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Evaluation Criteria, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedPierce, Sydney J. – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Discussion of the concept of authority and the use of authority in evaluating information sources focuses on reputations in academic circles. Relevant literature is reviewed, authority structures within academic disciplines are examined, subject areas and disciplinary boundaries are described, and social recognition and funding support are…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Financial Support, Higher Education, Information Sources
