Guide to library user needs assessment for integrated information resource management and collection development

• Corporate Author: Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
• Other Authors: Sugnet, Chris, Biblarz, Dora, Bosch, Stephen
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham, Md. Scarecrow Press 2001
• Series: Collection management and development guides no. 11
• Subjects: Needs assessment; Collection management (Libraries); Library use studies
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• Item Description: "Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, a division of the American Library Association."
• Physical Description: v, 70 pages 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-65)
• ISBN: 9780810841314; 0810841312 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Applicable for all types of libraries. Needs assessment can be defined as the process of using one or more techniques to collect and analyze data on library users or potential users. The guide includes the methodology and techniques for carrying out needs assessment projects, ranging from short-term assessments to long-term research or comprehensive collection assessments. Various types of data, techniques, and methodology are described, as are associated pointers and pitfalls.