TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to deal with actually available and potential methods for identifying, verifying and quantifying the influence of libraries on individuals and society.Design/methodology/approach– The paper gives an overview of methods and procedures that have been used for demonstrating the social, educational or economic impact of libraries. It points to validity problems and to labor costs of specified procedures and shows examples of simple methods that might be applied by most libraries.Findings– Various projects worldwide have tried to develop and test such methods, and the discussion has reached a stage where a first aggregation in an International Standard seems possible and expedient. ISO therefore started a working group in December 2010.Originality/value– This is the first report concerning ISO 16439.
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
SN  - 1467-8047
DO  - 10.1108/14678041211241332
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/14678041211241332
AU  - Poll Roswitha
PY  - 2012
Y1  - 2012/01/01
TI  - Can we quantify the library's influence? Creating an ISO standard for impact assessment
T2  - Performance Measurement and Metrics
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 121
EP  - 130
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -