A Library in a New World or a New World in a Library? Cover Image

Biblioteka w nowym świecie czy nowy świat w bibliotece?
A Library in a New World or a New World in a Library?

Author(s): Katarzyna Kubiszewska, Marta Szeluga-Romańska
Subject(s): Library and Information Science, Library operations and management, Methodology and research technology, Evaluation research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: library; efficiency; effectiveness; qualitative research; quantitative research;

Summary/Abstract: Due to the profound changes in the modern world, the role of a contemporary library is also not what it used to be. The paper presents new various roles fulfilled by libraries in the 21st century, showing that, in the current reality, measuring the effectiveness of a library only quantitatively oversimplifies the issue and does not do justice to the socially complex function of this cultural institution. Based on the quantitative and qualitative research, the author attempts to specify certain elements of the future role of a library, indicate how the library performance evaluation systems should be improved, and suggest his own original method of measuring the library total value and performance.

  • Issue Year: 19/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 393-414
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish