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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Nancy Everhart |
| ISBN: | 1563080850 9781563080852 |
| OCLC Number: | 38966013 |
| Description: | xi, 262 p. ; 28 cm. |
| Contents: | General evaluation: Few thoughts about evaluation -- Types of evaluation -- Evaluation methods:Questionnaires -- Numbers gathering -- Observation -- School library media specialist as researcher:Conducting a local study -- Getting started -- References -- Further reading -- Web sites -- Curriculum: National statistics about the integration of library media center services -- Assessing your role -- Scheduling -- Students: What should students be learning? -- How can you tell what students have learned? -- Rubrics -- Rubrics for the Assessment of Information Literacy -- Collection support of the curriculum -- Evaluation of a cooperatively planned lesson -- Reading and literacy -- Students and their information needs -- References -- Further reading -- Recent dissertations -- Web sites -- Collections: Matching the collection to the users -- Quantitative evaluation of the collection: Evaluation of the collection based on holdings -- Evaluation of the collection by comparing expenditures -- Qualitative evaluation of the collection: Evaluation of individual items -- Evaluation of the collection by checking lists, catalogs, and bibliographies -- User opinions of the collection -- References -- Further reading -- Recent dissertations -- Facilities: Existing facilities: General facility evaluation -- Evaluation of facilities in relation to environmental research |
| Responsibility: | Nancy Everhart. |
Abstract:
Includes bibliographical references and index.Everhart provides practical guidelines and ready-to-use forms for evaluating a school library media center, as well as important results derived in other studies. She includes qualitative and quantitative techniques for the areas of curriculum, personnel, facilities, collections, usage, and technology. She also gives step-by-step instructions on how to create in-house surveys, conduct interviews, and use observation to gather useful data. Provides forms, surveys, and advice for evaluating media centers, encompassing the entire evaluation process. Describes qualitative and quantitative techniques for evaluation in areas of curriculum, personnel, facilities, collections, usage, and technology, and gives directions on how to create in-house surveys, conduct interviews, and use observation to gather data. Chapter references list published sources as well as Web sites and dissertations.
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