Library Value Toolkit: How to Use this Guide & Additional Resources

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What you'll find here:

1. How to Use this Guide
2. Other Value Guides/Resources

Make sure to also check out:

1. Framework for Measuring Value
2. Glossary (or you can click any of the blue Glossary buttons from any page! )

Pick and choose from the tools and suggested practices in this guide that you think are most helpful for:

• Collecting data on the use of services and collections (print and online)
• Evaluating feedback from patrons
• Evaluating specific services and projects
• Monitoring change
• Reporting the value of your services

We've worked as a team to 'define' what we call 'Value Categories'.  Feel free to browse around, but don't forget when you see the down arrow - there's more 'Value categories' to be found!

Each page will consist of at least the following sections:

1. Task-force Recommendations: Our Task-force is offering up some guidance!  Take it, leave it, or apply it how YOU see fit
2. What is this?:  This is a brief description of what that 'Value Category' entails
3. Top Resources:  This is where you'll find either a reference to a top Task-force recommended book, document, or link 
4. Give me an Example! : This is a very brief, and hopefully practical, example of one way to apply this value-added resource or tool to your Library

You'll also see the following icon    on every page, so if you want a brief description of selected terms used throughout this guide, just click on the button!