Measuring your library's value : how to do a cost-benefit analysis for your public library / Donald S. Elliott ... [and others].
Record details
- ISBN: 083890923X
- ISBN: 9780838909232
- Physical Description: 181 pages ; 26 cm
- Publisher: Chicago : American Library Association, 2007.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction to cost-benefit analysis for public libraries -- Cost-benefit analysis fundamentals -- Important considerations before commissioning a CBA study -- Preparing to measure benefits -- Measuring library benefits : identifying and sampling library users -- Measuring library benefits : preparing the survey instruments -- Measuring library costs -- Measuring return to taxpayer and donor investment in your library -- Wrapping up your study : communicating your CBA findings -- Conclusions : evaluating what your CBA study accomplished.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Statesville Main Library | 025.1 MEA (Text) | 33114015702467 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
