| Main Title |
Measuring your library's value : how to do a cost-benefit analysis for your public library / |
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| Publisher |
American Library Association, |
| Year Published |
2007 |
| OCLC Number |
70219762 |
| ISBN |
083890923X; 9780838909232 |
| Subjects |
Public libraries--United States--Cost effectiveness--Handbooks, manuals, etc ;
Public libraries--Cost effectiveness--Handbooks, manuals, etc ;
Public libraries--United States--Evaluation--Handbooks, manuals, etc ;
Public libraries--Evaluation--Handbooks, manuals, etc ;
Bibliothèques publiques--âEtats-Unis--Coãut-efficacité--Guides, manuels, etc ;
Bibliothèques publiques--âEtats-Unis--âEvaluation--Guides, manuels, etc ;
Biblioth eques publiques--Etats-Unis--Co ut-efficacite--Guides, manuels, etc ;
Biblioth eques publiques--Co ut-efficacite--Guides, manuels, etc ;
Biblioth eques publiques--Etats-Unis--Evaluation--Guides, manuels, etc ;
Biblioth eques publiques--Evaluation--Guides, manuels, etc
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Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
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Checkout
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| EJAM |
Z731.M367 2007 |
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Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
10/12/2007 |
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| Collation |
vii, 181 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Introduction to cost-benefit analysis for public libraries -- Fundamentals of cost-benefit analysis -- Important considerations before commissioning a CBA study -- Preparing to measure benefits -- Measuring library benefits : identifying and sampling library users -- Measuring library benefits : preparing the survey instruments -- Measuring library costs -- Measuring return to taxpayer and donor investment in your library -- Wrapping up your study : communicating your CBA findings -- Conclusions : evaluating what your CBA study accomplished. "Measuring Your Library's Value, designed to serve large to medium sized public libraries, gives librarians the tools to conduct a defensible and credible cost-benefit analysis (CBA). This hands-on reference covers the economic basics with librarian-friendly terms and examples, preparing library leaders to collaborate with economist-consultants."--Page 4 of cover. |
