Library assessment /

This SPEC survey was distributed to the 123 ARL member libraries in May 2007. Of those 123 libraries, 73 (60%) completed the survey. The survey results indicate that while a modest number of libraries engaged in assessment activities beyond annual ARL statistics gathering in the 1980s and earlier, t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wright, Stephanie (Stephanie P.)
Corporate Author:	Association of Research Libraries
Other Authors:	White, Lynda S.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Association of Research Libraries, Office of Leadership and Management Services, [2007]
Series:	SPEC kit. 303.
Subjects:	Academic libraries > Evaluation. Academic libraries > Aims and objectives. Library Web sites. Bibliothèques universitaires > Évaluation. Bibliothèques universitaires > Finalités. Sites Web de bibliothèques.
Online Access:	Table of contents and Executive summary

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Summary:	This SPEC survey was distributed to the 123 ARL member libraries in May 2007. Of those 123 libraries, 73 (60%) completed the survey. The survey results indicate that while a modest number of libraries engaged in assessment activities beyond annual ARL statistics gathering in the 1980s and earlier, the biggest jump in assessment activity occurred between 1990 and 2004. The overwhelming majority of responses indicate the impetus for assessment was service driven and user centered and came from within the library itself rather than from an outside source.
Item Description:	"December 2007".
Physical Description:	192 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192).
ISBN:	1594077959 9781594077951
ISSN:	0160-3582 ;