Technical Services Assessment: A Survey of Pennsylvania Academic Libraries

Academic libraries regularly conduct assessment of library services through the use of rubrics or assessment tools, such as LibQUAL (www.libqual.org/home). Technical services activities are frequently assessed; however, the assessment is typically limited to the evaluation of specific processes. Thi...

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Published in:Library resources & technical services 2014-04, Vol.58 (2), p.100-110
Main Author: MUGRIDGE, Rebecca L
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Academic libraries
Acquisitions & mergers
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Evaluation
Exact sciences and technology
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Focus groups
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Information science. Documentation
Librarians
Libraries and readers
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Sciences and techniques of general use
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University and college libraries
Workforce planning
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Acquisitions & mergers
Colleges & universities
Customer services
Evaluation
Exact sciences and technology
Feedback
Focus groups
Information and communication sciences
Information and document structure and analysis
Information processing and retrieval
Information science. Documentation
Librarians
Libraries and readers
Library collections
Library science
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Polls & surveys
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Sciences and techniques of general use
Surveys
Technical services
University and college libraries
Workforce planning
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