Table of contents
Giving an Account: Performance Indicators for Libraries
Margaret RedfernThe nature, use and limitations of performance indicators areconsidered and their application to library and information servicesreviewed.
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Public Libraries and Performance Indicators: Origins, Developments and Issues
Arthur Midwinter, Murray McVicarThe political background in the United Kingdom leading to thedevelopment of performance indicators for public libraries is discussed.Corporate planning and value for money models…
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Performance Indicators for Polytechnic Libraries
Ian WinkworthThe development of performance indicators specifically within andfor polytechnic libraries is reviewed. A framework of library activitiesis derived on which performance…
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Evaluating Leicestershire′s Book Bus
Helen Lewins, Fiona PatersonAn evaluation study is reported of the Leicestershire Libraries andInformation Service Book Bus service to children in the inner areas ofLeicester. A qualitative approach was…
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