Florida State University, College of Communication and Information

Florida State University's Information Institute, in partnership with the Omaha Public Library, Baltimore County Public Library, Mid-York Library System, and the American Library Association's Office for Research, will investigate how "best practice" evaluation strategies can demonstrate the value of public libraries to the communities they serve. The project will develop a framework to improve public library evaluation and produce a Web-based Evaluation Decision Management System for public library managers and advocates. Managers and advocates will be able to select, analyze, and present data from various evaluation resources to demonstrate the value of library services to their communities.