Patron Time-Use May Be an Effective Metric for Presenting Library Value to Policy Makers

Objective – To test a metric for library use, that could be comparable to metrics used by competing government departments, for ease of understanding by policy makers. Design – Four types of data were collected and used: Time-diaries, exit surveys, gate counts, and circulation statistics....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ann Glusker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta 2016-06-01
Series:Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
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Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/27404