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Peer reviewedVan 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
