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Making Sure Libraries “Measure Up”, by Karen Muller | American Libraries Magazine

Making Sure Libraries “Measure Up”, by Karen Muller | American Libraries Magazine | The Information Professional | Scoop.it

By Karen Muller:

 

"Times are tough for libraries, and when times get tough, managers—whether college administrators, a principal, a board of trustees, or even voters—start asking about the viability of programs and the measurable benefits of those programs. That’s why understanding how to measure your library’s activities—and therefore proving their value—is critical in today’s economic environment."

 

Publications: 

1. Using Qualitative Methods in Action Research: How Librarians Can Get to the Why of Data, editors Douglas Cook and Lesley Farmer 

2. Just Plain Data Analysis: Finding, Presenting, and Interpreting Social Science Data by Gary M. Klass

3. Sandra D. Andrews’s Power of Data: An Introduction to Using Local, State, and National Data to Support School Library Programs

4. Danny P. Wallace and Connie Van Fleet’s Knowledge into Action: Research and Evaluation in Library and Information Science

5. Engaging in Evaluation and Assessment Research 

6. Assessing Service Quality: Satisfying the Expectations of Library Customers, authors Peter Hernon and Ellen Altman

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Would used e-books work, redux | TeleRead

Would used e-books work, redux | TeleRead | The Information Professional | Scoop.it

Chris Meadows:

"Since the ReDigi lawsuit surfaced a few days ago, some of the e-book blogs have been taking notice.

[...] TeleRead has already looked at these issues a couple of times, with a reprint of a post on first sale by Marilynn Byerly and my own look at digital resale efforts that didn’t get off the ground. Fundamentally, digital and resale currently just don’t mix.

Even if copyright laws permitted the copying necessary for such a resale (which they currently do not), it’s unrealistic to expect people not to try to have their e-cake and eat it too. Just as you can’t make uncrackable media DRM, you can’t really ensure someone is being honest about getting rid of all copies of media he has “resold”."

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