Evaluation of the Chinese collection in Singapore public libraries using performance measurement

Despite the Chinese collection being a significant part of any public library collection, there has been little research done on the evaluation of such collections. This research study represented the first local attempt in the academic field to evaluate the Chinese collection in a Singapore'...

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Main Author: Lim, Kian Gee.
Other Authors: School of Applied Science
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-424762020-09-27T20:14:18Z Evaluation of the Chinese collection in Singapore public libraries using performance measurement Lim, Kian Gee. School of Applied Science Waltraut Ritter DRNTU::Library and information science::Libraries::Public libraries Despite the Chinese collection being a significant part of any public library collection, there has been little research done on the evaluation of such collections. This research study represented the first local attempt in the academic field to evaluate the Chinese collection in a Singapore's public library, using the performance measurement. The inductive method of a sample of the five popular library's circulation data is used. The aim of the research study was to design a set of useful performance measures, using the studying collection use patterns as means of evaluating collections. Adequacy of the book collection us directly related to its use by Chinese patrons, and the circulation data provide a reasonably representatives picture of collection use. Master of Science (Information Studies) 2010-12-29T03:53:46Z 2010-12-29T03:53:46Z 1999 1999 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42476 en 79 p. application/pdf
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Lim, Kian Gee.
Evaluation of the Chinese collection in Singapore public libraries using performance measurement
description Despite the Chinese collection being a significant part of any public library collection, there has been little research done on the evaluation of such collections. This research study represented the first local attempt in the academic field to evaluate the Chinese collection in a Singapore's public library, using the performance measurement. The inductive method of a sample of the five popular library's circulation data is used. The aim of the research study was to design a set of useful performance measures, using the studying collection use patterns as means of evaluating collections. Adequacy of the book collection us directly related to its use by Chinese patrons, and the circulation data provide a reasonably representatives picture of collection use.
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title Evaluation of the Chinese collection in Singapore public libraries using performance measurement
title_short Evaluation of the Chinese collection in Singapore public libraries using performance measurement
title_full Evaluation of the Chinese collection in Singapore public libraries using performance measurement
title_fullStr Evaluation of the Chinese collection in Singapore public libraries using performance measurement
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of the Chinese collection in Singapore public libraries using performance measurement
title_sort evaluation of the chinese collection in singapore public libraries using performance measurement
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