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Summary
Table of Contents
Introduction | p. ix |
Approaching Data | p. 1 |
Yielding to Persuasion: Library Data's Hazardous Surfaces | p. 3 |
Using Educational Data to Inform and Persuade | p. 17 |
Telling Your Library's Story: How to Make the Most of Your Data in a Presentation | p. 25 |
Evaluation of Monographic Collections | p. 35 |
Collection Evaluation: Selecting the Right Tools and Methods for Your Library | p. 37 |
Comparing Approval and Librarian-Selected Monographs: An Analysis of Use | p. 53 |
Serials and E-Resources Management | p. 69 |
E-Journal Usage Statistics in Collection Management Decisions: A Literature Review | p. 71 |
Perspectives on Using E-Journal Usage Statistics in a Serials Cancellation Project | p. 91 |
Using ôMeta-Analysisö in Electronic Resource Decision-Making | p. 103 |
Usage Statistics: Resources and Tools | p. 129 |
Reference and Instruction | p. 149 |
Moving Beyond the Hash Mark: Capturing the Whole Reference Transaction for Effective Decision-Making | p. 151 |
Maximizing the Value of Reference Data: A Case Study | p. 183 |
Instruction by the Numbers: Using Data to Improve Teaching and Learning | p. 197 |
Specific Methods and Issues | p. 215 |
If the Library Were a Business, Would It Be Profitable? How Businesses Go Beyond Numbers | p. 217 |
The Use of Grounded Theory in Interlibrary Loan Research: Compliance Always Occurs | p. 227 |
Investing in Electronic Resources Using Capital, Budgeting | p. 237 |
Emerging Contexts | p. 261 |
Data for Repositories: Making the Case and Integrating into Practice | p. 263 |
How Library Homepage Vocabulary Influences Database Usage: Use of Vendor-Provided Usage Data for Homepage Design | p. 271 |
NUC Accreditation Data and Evidence-Based Library Management in Nigerian University Libraries | p. 281 |
Index | p. 297 |
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