TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– Following the partial privatisation of Dstl's parent organisation, a major change in the structure and philosophy of the LIS has been carried through and, although many of its services appear unchanged to its clients, a great deal of resources have been invested to change the content, delivery and technology behind them. This paper aims to describe the use of an impact survey to identify the effect of these changes from the clients' viewpoint.Design/methodology/approach– The author's IMPACT survey, which produces baseline figures for the impact of library and information services (LIS) offerings to a research organisation, has been reported on earlier. It surveys the authors of the research papers generated by the organisation to identify the impact that identified services had on their ability to produce the final intellectual product.Findings– The results demonstrate to the organisation and its management that the investment strategy has produced a step‐change in service delivery.Originality/value– The IMPACT survey, though limited to those organisations where a tangible intellectual product is the main output, provides a demonstrable valuation of offered services.
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
SN  - 1467-8047
DO  - 10.1108/14678040510700377
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/14678040510700377
AU  - Thornton Steve
PY  - 2005
Y1  - 2005/01/01
TI  - Further developments in the use of an impact survey
T2  - Performance Measurement and Metrics
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 108
EP  - 114
Y2  - 2024/05/05
ER  -