Getting Beyond Statistics to Value : The Untold Story of Canadian Libraries

Schrader, Alvin Getting Beyond Statistics to Value : The Untold Story of Canadian Libraries., 2006 . In British Columbia Library Association Conference 2006 : Sharing a Vision : The Power of Collaboration, Burnaby, British Columbia (Canada), 20-22 April 2006. (Unpublished) [Presentation]

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The meanings and limitations of quantitative information are explored using the latest available nation-wide survey data. The work of articulating library value remains an urgent priority for Canadian librarians in all sectors, and the continuing role of the National Core Library Statistics Program is addressed.

Item type:	Presentation
Keywords:	library statistics, value
Subjects:	B. Information use and sociology of information > BA. Use and impact of information. A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. C. Users, literacy and reading. > CZ. None of these, but in this section.
Depositing user:	E-LIS Canadian Staff
Date deposited:	06 Jun 2006
Last modified:	02 Oct 2014 12:03
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/7622

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