Don't throw out those old statistics with the bathwater!

Traditional data collected by libraries may still have a use in this volatile, dynamic 21st century, when libraries try to show what beneficial impact they have on their communities. The link below is to a guest forum in 'Informed Librarian' featuring 'Evaluation and Assessment for the Practicing Librarian' by Rosalind Dudden. It includes a list of references and links to resources for the librarian to use. Go Rosalind.
http://www.informedlibrarian.com/guestForum.cfm?FILE=gf0607.html