Output measures for public library service to children : a manual of standardized procedures / by Virginia A. Walter.
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Chicago :
Association for Library Service to Children and Public Library Association, American Library Association,
1992.
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. The Measurement Process. Measurement, Public Libraries, and Service to Children. Measurement and the Planning Process. Applying the Planning Process and Output Measures to Library Service to Children. Managing the Measurement Process. Your Position in the Library. The Library as an Organization. The Community. Selecting the Output Measures to Implement. Scheduling. Personnel Issues. Level of Effort. Collecting, Interpreting, and Using the Data. Collecting and Analyzing the Data. Interpreting the Results. Acting on the Results. Sources for Additional Information
- pt. 2. The Output Measures. Children's Population of Legal Service Area. Care Givers and Adults Acting on Behalf of Children. Identifying Children Who Are Age 14 and Under. Libraries with Multiple Outlets. Library Use Measures. Children's Library Visits per Child. Building Use by Children. Furniture/Equipment Use by Children. Materials Use Measures. Circulation of Children's Materials per Child. In-Library Use of Children's Materials per Child. Turnover Rate of Children's Materials. Materials Availability Measures. Children's Fill Rate. Homework Fill Rate. Picture Book Fill Rate. Information Services. Children's Information Transaction Completion Rate. Children's Information Transactions Per Child. Programming. Children's Program Attendance per Child. Community Relations. Class Visit Rate. Child Care Center Contact Rate. Annual Number of Community Contacts
- pt. 3. Other Measurement Techniques. Focus Groups. When to Use a Focus Group. Administering a Focus Group. Interpreting and Presenting the Results. What Working Parents Want from the Public Library: A Needs Assessment. User Surveys. When and Why. Administering a User Survey. Interpreting and Using the Results. Summer Reading Program Survey. Preschool Story Hour Survey. Sources for Additional Information.