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Klement, Susan – Canadian Library Journal, 1977
Libraries could benefit from the businesslike approach of an entrepreneur. Characteristics of entrepreneurial behavior of value to libraries include: moderate risk-taking as a function of skill, not chance; energetic instrumental activity; insistence upon individual responsibility; knowledge of results of decisions; anticipation of future…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Libraries, Library Planning, Library Research

Schlukbier, George – Canadian Library Journal, 1978
A discussion of the interrelated aspects of library performance measurement and what data collection means to library planning. Methodologies considered are cost analysis, quantitative vs qualitative measurement, community analysis, and citizen attitudes and opinions. (JAB)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Libraries, Library Planning, Library Research