... focus is how to use these figures to ground decision making process, notably so as to better assess the contribution of libraries in student success or research performance. Design/methodology/approach As universities and academic libraries are facing research evolutions and teaching/learning new...

... surveyed were not organized in such a way as to create a “research culture” that supported data-based decision making. When assessment was being done, it was badly coordinated with researchers lacking the formal training and time to communicate effectively and efficiently. They recommended that libraries...

...Marcel Chiranov Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address an important but neglected aspect of evidence-based management, how to apply actionable data to strategic decision making to support the organization in reaching appropriate decisions. This process involves connecting advocacy work...

... Limited 2010 User interfaces Decision making United States of America Cornell University Library (CUL) is a distributed system comprised of 20 unit libraries, the combined collections of which exceed 7.8 million print volumes and 8.5 million microforms. The Library subscribes to nearly...

... libraries and offers insights into using DEA for efficiency measurement and decision‐making in public libraries in general. Studies carried out in public and university libraries in several countries have shown the DEA method to be an effective tool to estimate and compare relative efficiency. The main...

.../methodology/approach This paper reports the results of a year‐long study on the impact of assessment on library decision making in nine small to medium sized academic libraries in the USA. The study replicates Susan J. Beck's 2002 study on the impact of assessment on decision making in nine Association...