TY - BOOK AU - Hernon,Peter AU - Dugan,Robert E. AU - Matthews,Joseph R. TI - Getting started with evaluation SN - 9780838911952 (alk. paper) AV - Z678.85 .H473 2014 U1 - 027.0029 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Chicago PB - American Library Association KW - Libraries KW - Evaluation KW - Local KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Library statistics KW - Library Administration KW - Decision making KW - Public services (Libraries) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Evaluation -- Evidence-based planning and decision making -- Library metrics -- Internal evaluation for planning and decision making -- External evaluation to inform stakeholders and to guide continuous improvement -- Measuring satisfaction -- Measuring service quality -- Measuring return on investment (ROI) -- Measuring the value of the library and its services -- Using and communicating the results -- Positive organizational change ER -