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Performance Indicators and Standards for Polish Research Libraries

Derfert-Wolf, Lidia and Dobrzyńska-Lankosz, Ewa and Dziadkiewicz, Wanda and Górny, Mirosław and Górska, Elżbieta and Górski, Marek M. and Jazdon, Artur and Sokołowska-Gogut, Anna and Widhardt, Teresa (2003) Performance Indicators and Standards for Polish Research Libraries. Library and Information Research 27(87):pp. 17-28.

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Abstract

Performance Indicators and Standards for Polish Research Libraries Abstract: The article discusses proposed standards for Polish research libraries evaluation. At the beginning, the authors present the situation of research libraries in Poland. They write about the effects of the social-political transformation in the 90s, present selected statistical data, and describe the progress in computerisation. The following part of the article relates to the currently applied in Poland standards of library evaluation. Discussed are e.g. the presently applied tools for data collection and analysis. The last part includes proposed methods for the preparation of standards and assessments for Polish research libraries.

Keywords:research libraries, performance indicators, Polish research libraries, library evaluation
Subjects:G. Industry, profession and education. > GZ. None of these, but in this section.
A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AA. Library and information science as a field.
ID Code:3418
Deposited By:Brown, Kristina
Deposited On:18 March 2005
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