Values of libraries - Relationships between provision, usage and research outcomes
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Value of libraries Relationships between provision, usage and research outcomes LibQual and Beyond 24 May 2010 Michael Jubb Research Information Network
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Michael Jubb, Director of Research Information Network, presentation at the LibQUAL and Beyond Conference, University of Glasgow 24 May 2010
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Value of librariesRelationships between provision,
usage and research outcomes
LibQual and Beyond24 May 2010
Michael JubbResearch Information Network
Expenditure and Levels of Usage
Variations in UsageVariations by subjectVariations between institutions
Usage and Outcomes
RLUK-RIN study on value of libraries
AimToidentify the key characteristics of library provision to support research in successful UK universities and departments.
Objectives To investigate, across a range of universities and departments with differing and demonstrable records of success in research, the nature and extent of the provision of library services for researchers, including such characteristics as
The volume and range of content providedThe nature, range and extent of the services provided by subject specialists and others
To investigate changes over the past decade in key indicators of research performance and in key characteristics of library provisionTo assess any correlations between key features of library provision and of research performance.
Some issuesvalue means different things to different peopledescribing perceived value and demonstrating value are different activitiesavailable datacorrelation is not causation……..
Thank you
Michael Jubb
www.rin.ac.uk
