[Libs-Or] New Book at the State Library: Engaging in Evaluation and Assessment Research

[Arlene Weible]

The following new title is available for interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library.


[http://www.abc-clio.com/controls/coverimage.aspx?isbn=9781598845730]

Hernon, Peter, Robert E. Dugan, and Danuta A. Nitecki. Engaging in Evaluation and Assessment Research. Libraries Unlimited, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-59884-573-0

When undertaking evaluation and assessment, library managers need relevant data that can be used in planning and decision making. The authors of this book clearly state that this is not "another research methods textbook", but a book that will help managers and decision makers create and use research data more effectively. While covering the structure of the evaluation and assessment research process, the book also emphasizes the use of data in planning and communication with library stakeholders.

The Table of Contents includes:

  *   Planning
  *   Relevant Literature
  *   Components of an Evaluation and Assessment Research Study
  *   Applicable Concepts and Language of Research
  *   Designing Evaluations and Assessments
  *   Getting Engaged in Evidence Gathering and Managerial Use
  *   Quantitative Data Collection for Evaluation Research
  *   Qualitative Study
  *   Statistics
  *   Presenting Findings
  *   Creating a Culture of Evidence Gathering and Managerial Use
  *   Reality Evaluation and Assessment



If you would like to request this or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us<mailto:library.request at state.or.us> or (fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Normally a single copy is purchased and is loaned on a first-come-first-serve basis. You may be put on a hold list for several weeks.

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Arlene Weible
Electronic Services Consultant
Oregon Federal Regional Depository Coordinator
Library Development Services
Oregon State Library
250 Winter St NE
Salem OR, 97301
503-378-5020
arlene.weible at state.or.us<mailto:arlene.weible at state.or.us>
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