Assessing information needs
Subtitle: managing transformative library services
By: Robert J. Grover, Roger C. Greer, and John Agada.
Contributors: Greer, Roger C., 1928-; Agada, John.
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781591587972; 9781591587989
Subjects: Library planning; Public services (Libraries) -- Planning; Needs assessment; Libraries and society; Libraries and community; Information services -- Planning; Information services -- Use studies; Information society
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Libraries in society : past and present; title: Knowledge systems in society; title: The theoretical framework for community analysis; title: Gathering data for decision-making; title: Information needs of individuals; title: Studying the information needs of groups; title: Studying the information needs of agencies; title: Lifestyles; title: Implementing a community analysis; title: Applying community analysis data to service design; title: Planning information services; title: Issues in implementation.