... as effectively as possible. The purpose of this paper is to analyse how the use of data compiled from different sources, such as statistics and assessing user experience, as a tool for analysing the effectiveness of the library’s economic resources and how this has effected on the use of the libraries. Design...

... were those seen as mutually important by both parties, and even changes in university strategy could be reflected by adjusting the statistics and divisions within the formula. Research limitations/implications – This study was restricted to only one institution. Originality/value...

...Markku Laitinen; Jarmo Saarti Purpose Quality management, and its associated evidence‐based ideology, have influenced library management from at least the beginning of the 1990s. Both concepts emphasize that decisions have to be based on facts. Libraries have a long history of using statistics...

...Cathie Jilovsky Purpose This paper aims to describe the design and implementation of a pilot project for the benchmarking of library statistics for Asian academic libraries. Design/methodology/approach The project was facilitated through the development, set‐up and management of an online...

...Penelope Fenley Edited by David C.   Fowler . Usage Statistics of e‐Serials . Haworth Press , 2007 . 338 pp. , ISBN: 13: 978‐0‐7890‐2988‐1, 10: 0‐7890‐2988‐X © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Statistics Electronic journals Electronic information...

... rather noteworthy that the number of professional staff decreases. This is rather remarkably as many of the new tasks and objective public libraries work with like life‐long learning, information literacy and so on requires a highly qualified staff. For most of the spending, the statistics present...

...Sue Henczel Edited by Claire   Creaser . Statistics in Practice: Measuring & Managing, Proceedings of the IFLA Satellite Conference, Loughborough, August 2002 . LISU Occasional Paper No. 32 , , ISBN: 1 901786 52 8 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004...

... of the outcomes of the project at Nijmegen University Library. Over the years, the Dutch university libraries, working closely together, had already collected statistical data. However, it proved to be difficult to compare the data collected by one library to those collected by another (Voorbij, 1993, 1994...

... closely to their own operation … may care to enquire about LISU’s ‘tailor‐made statistics service”’. If I were a public librarian I would be tempted to take up this offer. Sally   Maynard Compiled by, Sharon   Fletcher Compiled by . Public Library Materials Fund and Budget Survey 2000...

...Yan Quan Liu Librarians have been involved in collecting and disseminating statistics for many years. Utilising statistics to describe and assess the operation of library activities as a part of library tradition has received growing attention from researchers, policymakers, library managers...

...Maurice B. Line Claire   Creaser and others . LISU Annual Library Statistics 2000 Featuring Trend Analysis of UK Public and Academic Libraries 1989‐99 Including Public Library Statistics Report No.14 . Loughborough : Library and Information Statistics Unit, Department...

... Public libraries Statistics United Kingdom Funding Costs Table IV shows the percentage difference in total library expenditure between the 1999/2000 actuals and original estimates. While estimates for the metropolitan districts, unitary authorities and Scotland are very close to the actual...

... Statistics United Kingdom For years, special librarians have bemoaned the fact that there are no detailed statistics available for their sector. Public and academic libraries are well documented in regular compilations, but there has been nothing similar for the special library sector. The Library...

... Limited 1999 Poland Statistics University libraries the state of library collections in 1994, with respect to Polish, foreign and English language publications and Polish, foreign and English language periodicals; library acquisitions during the years 1990‐1994 (divided as above...

...Yan Quan Liu Through an analytical and comparative study, examines the development and current status of the USA’s and China’s national library statistical systems, their natural functions and key system characteristics, usability of performance measures, and each system’s strengths...

...John Sumsion More comprehensive trend data on UK academic libraries’ operations and resources are now available. Explains the extended scope of annual published statistics ‐ along with a summary of results for 1994/95 and the previous ten years. Discusses the general statistical approach including...

.... Recommends that inventories be improved and loss determined precisely in order to improve the accuracy of statistics collected, making for better evidence on theft; tough legal deterrents be implemented and that authorities should also develop their own definite security policies. © MCB UP Limited 1994...