Library Data : Empowering Practice and Persuasion

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Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-11-19
Publisher(s): Libraries Unltd Inc
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Summary

Numerical evidence is everywhere. And libraries are among the most abundant producers and storehouses of such evidence, as well as a key contact to numbers held elsewhere. But not all of this data is collected for the benefit of our users; some are integral to the functioning of the library itself. The papers in this collection run the gamut from library administrators addressing how to make data presentations appealing and effective, to an article on applying capital budgeting models to libraries, to a simple way to integrate Excel pivot tables with SQL stored procedures to create an amazingly elegant tool for vendor data analysis and visualization. They also cover specialized scenarios within, for example, the worlds of reference, collection development, serial acquisitions, web site design, and bibliographic instruction

Table of Contents

Introductionp. ix
Approaching Datap. 1
Yielding to Persuasion: Library Data's Hazardous Surfacesp. 3
Using Educational Data to Inform and Persuadep. 17
Telling Your Library's Story: How to Make the Most of Your Data in a Presentationp. 25
Evaluation of Monographic Collectionsp. 35
Collection Evaluation: Selecting the Right Tools and Methods for Your Libraryp. 37
Comparing Approval and Librarian-Selected Monographs: An Analysis of Usep. 53
Serials and E-Resources Managementp. 69
E-Journal Usage Statistics in Collection Management Decisions: A Literature Reviewp. 71
Perspectives on Using E-Journal Usage Statistics in a Serials Cancellation Projectp. 91
Using ôMeta-Analysisö in Electronic Resource Decision-Makingp. 103
Usage Statistics: Resources and Toolsp. 129
Reference and Instructionp. 149
Moving Beyond the Hash Mark: Capturing the Whole Reference Transaction for Effective Decision-Makingp. 151
Maximizing the Value of Reference Data: A Case Studyp. 183
Instruction by the Numbers: Using Data to Improve Teaching and Learningp. 197
Specific Methods and Issuesp. 215
If the Library Were a Business, Would It Be Profitable? How Businesses Go Beyond Numbersp. 217
The Use of Grounded Theory in Interlibrary Loan Research: Compliance Always Occursp. 227
Investing in Electronic Resources Using Capital, Budgetingp. 237
Emerging Contextsp. 261
Data for Repositories: Making the Case and Integrating into Practicep. 263
How Library Homepage Vocabulary Influences Database Usage: Use of Vendor-Provided Usage Data for Homepage Designp. 271
NUC Accreditation Data and Evidence-Based Library Management in Nigerian University Librariesp. 281
Indexp. 297
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