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Research on the Economics of Libraries.
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Van House, Nancy A. – Library Trends, 1984
This review of major applications of economic theory and research methods to libraries provides overviews of economics of information and of library services, research related to supply of library services, research into demand for library services, finances and fees, and the library labor market. A 78-item bibliography is provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Research, Economics, Libraries
A Time Allocation Theory of Public Library Use.
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Van House, Nancy A. – Library and Information Science Research, 1983
Develops a conceptual model which places public library use in the context of a series of interrelated decisions made by consumer about allocating time to various activities based on relative costs and benefits, and tests the model against available data on the characteristics of public library users. Seventeen references are included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Equations (Mathematics), Library Research
The Public Library Effectiveness Study: Final Report.
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Childers, Thomas; Van House, Nancy A. – 1989
This study investigated the construct of effectiveness as it applies to public libraries and developed a methodology that can be transferred to other types of libraries and organizations. The research team began by compiling a list of indicators that are commonly used to gauge library effectiveness within the areas of: (1) services access; (2)…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Library Research, Library Role
Public Library Effectiveness: Theory, Measures, and Determinants.
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Van House, Nancy A. – Library and Information Science Research, 1986
Public library effectiveness efforts are placed within the context of theoretical and empirical research on organizational effectiveness. The construct, measures, and determinants of public library effectiveness are investigated, and a possible model of the determinants of public library output measures is presented. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Demography, Library Research, Library Standards, Library Statistics
The Use of Public Library Roles for Effectiveness Evaluation.
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Van House, Nancy A.; Childers, Thomas A. – Library and Information Science Research, 1994
Discussion of public library roles examines roles from the Public Library Association's planning and measurement tools for their usefulness in evaluating public library effectiveness, based on data from the Public Library Effectiveness Study. Indicators of library effectiveness are discussed, and a cluster analysis of libraries with similar role…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Library Associations
Dimensions of Public Library Effectiveness II: Library Performance.
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Van House, Nancy A.; Childers, Thomas – Library and Information Science Research, 1990
Describes the Public Library Effectiveness Study (PLES), which was designed to apply models and methods of organizational effectiveness research to public libraries. Indicators of public library effectiveness are described, factor analysis results are presented, implications for evaluating library performance are discussed, and further research is…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Interviews, Library Research