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Documentation for the 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey. NCES 2010-332
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Tourkin, Steven; Thomas, Teresa; Swaim, Nancy; Cox, Shawna; Parmer, Randall; Jackson, Betty; Cole, Cornette; Zhang, Bei – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on behalf of the United States Department of Education in order to collect extensive data on American public and private elementary and secondary schools. SASS provides data on the characteristics and qualifications of teachers and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Public Schools, Private Schools
Evaluating Library Services. New Mexico State Library Occasional Paper No. 8.
Gillentine, Jane; And Others – 1981
Developed to assist librarians in the measurement and evaluation of the library's ability to provide services, this guide suggests a number of evaluation techniques that may be used once the reasons for a study have been clearly determined and locally peculiar conditions have been taken into account. The first section explains methods for…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Institutional Evaluation, Librarians
Evaluating Reference Service in a Large Academic Library.
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Elzy, Cheryl; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Describes an unobtrusive study of the ability of professional librarians to deal with factual questions that was conducted at Illinois State University. Evaluation of the accuracy of responses is discussed, the responsiveness and helpfulness of librarians is examined, attitude scores are described, and implications for improving reference service…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Librarian Attitudes
Unobtrusive Reference Testing: The 55 Percent Rule.
Hernon, Peter; McClure, Charles R. – Library Journal, 1986
Reports results of unobtrusive testing of reference service (asking reference questions of library staff who are unaware of being evaluated) in government documents and central reference areas of 26 U.S. libraries. Accuracy of answers, interview and search process duration, referral, and use of catalog and technology are highlighted. (12…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Depository Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Government Publications
The Role of Focus Groups with Other Performance Measurement Methods.
Hart, Elizabeth – 1995
Huddersfield University Library (England) has undertaken a wide range of evaluative studies of its services and systems, using various data collection techniques such as: user surveys; exit interviews; online and CD-ROM analysis; benchmarking; user groups; staffing and staff development evaluation; suggestion sheets; student project work; group…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Focus Groups
Library Science Dissertations: 1925-60. An Annotated Bibliography of Doctoral Studies. Bulletin, 1963, No. 38. OE-15044
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Cohen, Nathan M.; Denison, Barbara; Boehlert, Jessie C. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
During the last decade, research has become increasingly important to the profession of librarianship. Seven library schools now have doctoral programs, foundation grants have stimulated and supported scores of major projects, and the research method has been recognized as an accepted technique for solving library problems. The increasing volume…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Annotated Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations