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1 August 2000
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Research Article| August 01 2000

BIX – The Library Index, or: Why less is often more

Petra Klug
Petra Klug
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-6925
Print ISSN: 1467-8047
© MCB UP Limited
2000
Performance Measurement and Metrics (2000) 1 (2): 129–134.
https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000007219

In October 1999 a new project of performance measurement in German public libraries was launched under the title ‘BIX ‐ The Library Index’. Based on the co‐operation of the Bertelsmann Foundation and the German Libraries’ Association (DBV) a long‐term national annual comparison on the basis of a few indicators has been established.

Keywords: Performance measurement, Libraries, Indexing services
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