Collecting and Using Public Library Statistics: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians

by Mark L. Smith

Statistics - when collected properly and presented effectively - can be an invaluable tool for improving community relations, library service, and funding. Librarians can turn to this manual to find hands-on methods for collecting and using statistics; learn painless ways to collect data, even with a small staff; incorporate data analysis into management decisions; and use statistics as a publicity and information tool.

177 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995