Contexts for assessment and outcome evaluation in librarianship

• Other Authors: Woodsworth, Anne, Penniman, William David, 1937-
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2012.
• Series: Advances in librarianship, v. 35
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines > Library & Information Science > Administration & Management*.; Education > Evaluation.; Library, archive & information management.; Library & information services.; Library science.

Assessment and outcomes evaluation have become increasingly important in librarianship. Although initially used in educational contexts to measure student learning, the strategy has migrated to other contexts such as hiring, employee development, overall organizational and institutional successes, m...