Making surveys work for your library : guidance, instructions, and examples /

Making surveys work for your library : guidance, instructions, and examples /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Miller, Robin, 1980- author.
Imprint:	Santa Barbara, CA : Libraries Unlimited, [2019]
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 117 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Library surveys. Library administration -- Decision making. Library administration -- Decision making. Library surveys.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13541116

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Other authors / contributors:	Hinnant, Kate, 1970- author.
ISBN:	1440861080 9781440861086 9781440861079
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 02, 2019).
Summary:	This book helps librarians design their own surveys that collect actionable data for a variety of purposes, including planning, program evaluation, collection development, and space design. It offers a contemporary, practical approach to creating surveys that answer authentic questions about library users, and gather the data librarians need to make evidence-based decisions, define the scope of future research, and understand their patrons.
Other form:	Print version: Miller, Robin, 1980- author. Making surveys work for your library Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, [2019] 9781440861079

Table of Contents:

The value of surveys and why they're hard to get right
Planning a library survey
Survey methods that work for libraries
Scopes of experience
Writing survey questions
Survey populations
Survey distribution
Analysis of results
Taking action
Appendix A: sample demographic questions
Appendix B: sample questions about services
Appendix C: sample questions about spaces
Appendix D: sample questions about communication
Appendix E: sample questions about collections
Appendix F: sample programming questions
Appendix G: additional resources.