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Making Surveys Work for Your Library: Guidance, Instructions, and Examples

Autor Robin Miller, Kate Hinnant
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 noi 2018 – vârsta până la 17 ani
Instead of using expensive off-the-shelf surveys or relying on a poorly worded survey, read Making Surveys Work for Your Library and design your own that collect actionable data.Library listservs and websites are littered with examples of surveys that are too long, freighted with complex language, and generally poorly designed. The survey, however, is a widely used tool that has great potential if designed well. Libraries can implement surveys for a variety of purposes, including planning, program evaluation, collection development, and space design.Making Surveys Work for Your Library: Guidance, Instructions, and Examples offers librarians a contemporary and practical approach to creating surveys that answer authentic questions about library users. Miller and Hinnant have experience designing, deploying, and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data from large-scale, web-based user surveys of library patrons as well as smaller survey instruments targeted to special populations. Here, they offer library professionals a guide to developing-and examples of-concise surveys that gather the data they need to make evidence-based decisions, define the scope of future research, and understand their patrons.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781440861079
ISBN-10: 1440861072
Pagini: 128
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 7 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Libraries Unlimited
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Design effective survey questions that will give you the information you need

Notă biografică

Robin Miller is associate professor and assessment and instruction librarian at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.Kate Hinnant is associate professor and head of instruction and communication at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Cuprins

AcknowledgmentsixChapter 1. The Value of Surveys, and Why They're Hard to Get RightChapter 2. Planning a Library SurveyChapter 3. Survey Methods That Work for LibrariesChapter 4. Scopes of ExperienceChapter 5. Writing Survey QuestionsChapter 6. Survey PopulationsChapter 7. Survey DistributionChapter 8. Analysis of ResultsChapter 9. Taking ActionAppendix A. Sample Demographic QuestionsAppendix B. Sample Questions About ServicesAppendix C. Sample Questions About SpacesAppendix D. Sample Questions About CommunicationAppendix E. Sample Questions About CollectionsAppendix F. Sample Programming QuestionsAppendix G. Additional ResourcesReferencesIndex

Recenzii

A wonderful and helpful book about the use of surveys in libraries that is filled with real-world practical experience. Highly recommended for libraries that conduct surveys on a regular basis or are considering the use of a survey.
A concise volume on this topic which I highly recommend.
.this book's emphasis on planning and preparation makes it worthwhile for library staff interested in understanding patron needs.