| Description |
xx, 250 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Part I: Planning a collections assessment program -- Holistic collections assessment -- Assessment goals -- Assessment stakeholders -- Selecting data and methods -- Project planning -- Communication best practices -- Special considerations -- Part II: Metrics and methods -- Putting the pieces together: How to use Part II -- Inventory -- Reputable bibliographies -- Modified brief test -- Uniqueness -- Peer benchmarking -- E-Resource environmental scan -- Patron demographic mapping -- User surveys -- Interviews -- Focus groups -- Persona exercises -- Circulation analysis -- Physical item return-on-investment -- Interlibrary loan analysis -- E-Resource use analysis -- Turnaway analysis -- Citation analysis -- Constituent publishing outlets -- Bibliometric analysis -- Altmetric analysis -- Part III: Appendixes -- Appendix A: Assessment planning templates -- Appendix B: Software to support assessment -- Appendix C: Sample collections assessment portfolios |
| Summary |
"Spanning both concept and practice, Kelly offers a holistic assessment framework suitable to a variety of collections and contexts. This manual is applicable as both a training tool for practicing librarians and a useful course text for library students"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Collection management (Libraries) -- Evaluation
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Collection management (Libraries)
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Collection development (Libraries) -- Evaluation.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| LC no. |
2020000807 |
| ISBN |
9780838918685 |
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0838918689 |
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