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Peer reviewedFarmer, Lesley S. J. – Top of the News, 1986
Reports on a program held at the 1986 American Library Association Conference which offered a model for locating and evaluating existing research on libraries. Six guidelines for evaluating research are provided, and small group sessions which evaluated actual research and talked directly with researchers are described. (EM)
Descriptors: Conferences, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Library Associations
Hernon, Peter – Library Administration & Management, 1989
Discusses the potential for increasing library effectiveness through the appropriate design and utilization of research and describes fundamental research and statistical techniques. Topics examined include areas amenable to data collection, data collection methods amenable to statistical analysis, measurement techniques and levels of…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Library Planning
