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Measuring Your Library's Value : How to Do a Cost-Benefit Analysis for Your Public Library.

Designed to serve large to medium sized public libraries, this book gives librarians the tools to conduct a defensible and credible cost-benefit analysis (CBA). This hands-on reference covers the economic basics with librarian-friendly terms and examples, preparing library leaders to collaborate wit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Elliott, Donald S.
Otros Autores: Holt, Glen E., Hayden, Sterling W., Holt, Leslie Edmonds
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : ALA Editions, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis for Public Libraries; Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Cost-Benefi t Analysis; Chapter 3: Important Considerations before Commissioning a CBA Study; Chapter 4: Preparing to Measure Benefi ts; Chapter 5: Measuring Library Benefits: Identifying and Sampling Library Users; Chapter 6: Measuring Library Benefits: Preparing the Survey Instruments; Chapter 7: Measuring Library Costs; Chapter 8: Measuring Return to Taxpayer and Donor Investment in the Library; Chapter 9: Wrapping Up Your Study: Communicating Your CBA Findings.