| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 117 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The value of surveys and why they're hard to get right -- Planning a library survey -- Survey methods that work for libraries -- Scopes of experience -- Writing survey questions -- Survey populations -- Survey distribution -- Analysis of results -- Taking action -- Appendix A: sample demographic questions -- Appendix B: sample questions about services -- Appendix C: sample questions about spaces -- Appendix D: sample questions about communication -- Appendix E: sample questions about collections -- Appendix F: sample programming questions -- Appendix G: additional resources. |
| Summary |
This book helps librarians design their own surveys that collect actionable data for a variety of purposes, including planning, program evaluation, collection development, and space design. It offers a contemporary, practical approach to creating surveys that answer authentic questions about library users, and gather the data librarians need to make evidence-based decisions, define the scope of future research, and understand their patrons. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Library surveys.
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Library surveys. |
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Library administration -- Decision making.
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Library administration -- Decision making. |
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Library administration. |
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General. |
| Added Author |
Hinnant, Kate, 1970- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Miller, Robin, 1980- author. Making surveys work for your library Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, [2019] 9781440861079 (DLC) 2018033823 |
| ISBN |
1440861080 electronic book |
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9781440861086 electronic book |
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9781440861079 paperback acid-free paper |
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