Making Surveys Work for Your Library

Making Surveys Work for Your Library
Author: Robin Miller
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2018-12-01
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Instead of using expensive off-the-shelf surveys or relying on a poorly worded survey, read Making Surveys Work for Your Library and design your own that collect actionable data. Library listservs and websites are littered with examples of surveys that are too long, freighted with complex language, and generally poorly designed. The survey, however, is a widely used tool that has great potential if designed well. Libraries can implement surveys for a variety of purposes, including planning, program evaluation, collection development, and space design. Making Surveys Work for Your Library: Guidance, Instructions, and Examples offers librarians a contemporary and practical approach to creating surveys that answer authentic questions about library users. Miller and Hinnant have experience designing, deploying, and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data from large-scale, web-based user surveys of library patrons as well as smaller survey instruments targeted to special populations. Here, they offer library professionals a guide to developing—and examples of—concise surveys that gather the data they need to make evidence-based decisions, define the scope of future research, and understand their patrons.

User Surveys

User Surveys
Author:
Publisher: Association of Research Libr
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1988
Genre: Academic libraries
ISBN:

User Surveys and Evaluation of Library Services

User Surveys and Evaluation of Library Services
Author: Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center
Publisher: Association of Research Libr
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1981
Genre: Academic libraries
ISBN:

Summary: set around a competitive dance marathon in Hollywood during the depression, the film follows the competitors as they take themselves to the limit, in the vain hope of winning the coveted prize or attracting the attention of the Hollywood talent scouts. But as the compare states "There can only be one winner, folks, but isn't that the American way?"

Academic Library Statistics

Academic Library Statistics
Author: Association of Research Libraries
Publisher: Association of Research Libr
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1985
Genre: Academic libraries
ISBN:

User Surveys in College Libraries

User Surveys in College Libraries
Author: Doreen Kopycinski
Publisher: Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2007
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780838984338

The first edition of the CLIP Note "User Surveys in College Libraries" in 1995 proved to be a popular publication, as libraries strive to improve their services to their user communities by attempting to discover their needs and expectations. In the past ten years, the use of surveys in libraries has evolved with the development of online tools and services, so it was deemed appropriate to provide a second edition of this publication. Using the CLIP Notes guidelines, the compilers developed a survey based on that found in the 1995 User Surveys in College Libraries to allow for an historical comparison. A first draft of the survey was tested on a sample group, and the survey was edited based on feedback. The compilers used the online tool SurveyMonkey.com to manage the survey and, in May 2006, invited librarians representing 251 libraries to respond, garnering a response rate of 53 per cent.

User Surveys in ARL Libraries

User Surveys in ARL Libraries
Author: Laura Rounds
Publisher: Association of Research Libr
Total Pages: 222
Release: 1994
Genre: Academic libraries
ISBN:

"Contains the results of a 1994 survey on the use of user surveys by 69 ARL members. This kit focuses on planning, designing, conducting, and analyzing surveys, and incorporating the results into the decision-making process"--SPEC flyer, p. [1].

SPEC Kit on User Surveys

SPEC Kit on User Surveys
Author: Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center
Publisher: Association of Research Libr
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1976
Genre: Academic libraries
ISBN:

Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management

Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management
Author: Peggy Johnson
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780838908532

Taking a fresh approach, this comprehensive guide outlines the step-by-step process of collection development and management. Expert librarian Peggy Johnson offers tips for organizing and staffing, conceiving policy and creating budgets, and developing, marketing and evaluating collections.

Guide to Library User Needs Assessment for Integrated Information Resource

Guide to Library User Needs Assessment for Integrated Information Resource
Author: Dora Biblarz
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2001-06-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1461658950

Applicable for all types of libraries. Needs assessment can be defined as the process of using one or more techniques to collect and analyze data on library users or potential users. The guide includes the methodology and techniques for carrying out needs assessment projects, ranging from short-term assessments to long-term research or comprehensive collection assessments. Various types of data, techniques, and methodology are described, as are associated pointers and pitfalls.