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Five Steps of Outcome-Based Planning and Evaluation for Public Libraries by Melissa Gross; Cindy Mediavilla; Gross; Mediavilla is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Planning and assessment are both crucial elements of a public library that functions efficiently and flexibly. So why are they often treated as separate processes? This concise book combines planning and evaluation in a holistic approach, helping public library managers and staff put library resources to work for the community. Based on a series of successful workshops, the workflow presented by the authors is made up of manageable steps for integrating outcome-based planning and evaluation (OBPE) into the routine functions of the public library. Offering step by step guidance that’s transparent and easy to follow, this book introduces the concept of OBPE and explains how it can be a streamlined, effective method of getting library users’ feedback; defines “outcomes” and shows why public libraries should use them to plan and evaluate services; shares methodologies for assessing community needs and interests, including key informant interviews, surveys, focus groups, and environmental scans; demonstrates how to use community assessment data to create outcome statements that not only guide the creation of new library services, but also provide targets for measuring t

Who reads Five Steps of Outcome-Based Planning and Evaluation for Public Libraries?

Author

Melissa Gross; Cindy Mediavilla; Gross; Mediavilla

Publisher

ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780838914175

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Language Learning, Science, Computer Science