Five steps of outcome-based planning and evaluation for public libraries / Melissa Gross, Cindy Mediavilla, Virginia A. Walter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gross, Melissa, author.

Mediavilla, Cindy, 1953- author.

Walter, Virginia A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public libraries--Planning.

Public libraries.

Public libraries--Evaluation.

Public services (Libraries)--Evaluation.

Public services (Libraries).

Libraries and community.

Public libraries--California--Planning--Case studies.

Public libraries--California--Evaluation--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (117 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2016.

Summary:

Featuring plentiful examples of how to proceed through each phase of the OBPE model, this book boils down planning and evaluation into an approachable, easy to understand process for public librarians, library managers, and grant writers.

Contents:

Outcomes, services and programs, and OBPE

Gathering information

Determining outcomes

Designing programs and services

Evaluating programs and services

Sharing results

Appendix A. Community assessment environmental scan : internal (library) factors

Appendix B. Community assessment environmental scan : external (community) factors

Appendix C. Community assessment : field questions to ask yourself

Appendix D. Community assessment : sample interview and focus group questions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8389-1415-2

OCLC:

945976547