| Description |
vii, 181 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction to cost-benefit analysis for public libraries -- Fundamentals of cost-benefit analysis -- Important considerations before commissioning a CBA study -- Preparing to measure benefits -- Measuring library benefits : identifying and sampling library users -- Measuring library benefits : preparing the survey instruments -- Measuring library costs -- Measuring return to taxpayer and donor investment in your library -- Wrapping up your study : communicating your CBA findings -- Conclusions : evaluating what your CBA study accomplished. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Public libraries -- United States -- Cost effectiveness -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Public libraries -- Cost effectiveness -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Public libraries -- United States -- Evaluation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Public libraries -- Evaluation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Elliott, Donald S.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
083890923X (alk. paper) |
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9780838909232 (alk. paper) |
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