Information Use Management & Policy Institute

Current

• Increasing the Effectiveness of Evaluation for Improved Public Library Decision Making

  The need for a central web-based resource on evaluation in a public library setting

Completed

• Florida Electronic Library

  Ongoing evaluation and testing of the FEL

  • Evaluation Activities for the Florida Electronic Library (ST Lib #13) (2008)

    Florida Electronic Library (FEL) help assure the establishment of ongoing assessment.

  • 2006-2007 Evaluation Activities for the Florida Electronic Library (ST Lib #12) (2007)

    Evaluation efforts will continue to assist the State Library in the development and implementation of the FEL.

  • Evaluation Activities for the Florida Electronic Library (ST Lib # 11) (2006)

    Development and implementation of evaluation methods for the FEL

  • Usability Testing & Development of Selected Florida State Library Pilot Projects (ST Lib # 7) (2004)

    Usability, functionality and accessibility testing of digital library projects in Florida

  • Developing the LSTA Toolkit (ST Lib # 4) (2003)

    Best practices for measurement of project outcomes in Library Services and Technology grant projects.

  • Review and Evaluation of Selected Florida State Library Pilot Projects (ST Lib # 5) (2003)

    The review and evaluation of pilot digital library projects in Florida

  • Library Development in Florida: A Five Year Plan (ST Lib # 3) (2002)

    Strategies, roles and techniques for developing Libraries in the State of Florida

  • Quality in Digital Reference Services in Florida Public Libraries (ST Lib # 2) (2001)

• Public Libraries & the Internet

  Research on the use of Internet and networked technologies in the public library setting

  • The 2004 & 2006 Public Libraries & the Internet Surveys (2006)

    National studies of Internet access and services provided in public libraries

  • Public Library Internet Services: Impacts on the Digital Divide (2002)

    An investigation focusing on the Internet in public Libraries and the role of federal funding in providing that service

• Developing the E-Metrics Instructional System (EMIS): Librarian Education in Network Statistics (2005)

  National training program to teach librarians to collect, analyze and use electronic measures

• Public Libraries & Geographic Data

  Mapping national public library data for use in research and decision making

  • Developing the Public Library Geographic Database (PLGDB) (2005)

    Nationwide integration of public library data for the purpose of enhanced services and research

  • Feasibility Study of Public Library Data and Related Statistics (Baltimore) (2004)

    Incorporating Baltimore County Public Library’s data into the Public Library Geographic Database

• Benchmarking Electronic Resource Usage Across Publishers and Vendors (2004)

  Developing strategies to collect and unify usage statistics from publishers and database vendors

• Impacts of recent Federal information policy initiatives on academic and public libraries (2004)

• Analysis of E-Rate Data (2003)

  Analysis of e-rate information related to public libraries

• Virtual Reference Desk Conference (2002)

  Co-hosting the 2001 Virtual Reference Desk Conference

• Statistics and Performance Measures for Electronic Information Services (2002)

  Best practices for collecting and reporting information about electronic resources and services related to electronic resources and services

• Privacy-Related Strategies for Management of Information Resources (2001)

  Analysis of privacy law and strategies in terms of application to federal government

• Performance Measures & Strategies for the Alberta Public Library Electronic Network (APLEN) (2001)

  Defining, developing, and implementing performance measures to determine the success of APLEN

• National Data Collection Models for Public Library Network Statistics and Performance Measures (2001)

  Developing a process to provide access to national data describing network statistics for the public Library community

• Usability Evaluation of FACTS (2001)

  A usability analysis of the Florida Academic Counseling and Tracking for Students

• The Equity and Stability of Public Library Funding in Michigan (2001)

  An exploration of public funding methods for Michigan libraries

• Economic Benefits and Impacts from Public Libraries in the State of Florida (ST Lib # 1) (2000)

  Identifying and describing the benefits and impacts of Florida public libraries.

• Embedding Usability Engineering in Library Automation (2000)

  Providing usability testing for web-based products of the College Center for Library Automation

• Mission, Structure, and Resources of ERIC (2000)

  Evaluation of the Education Resources Information System (ERIC)

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