Lack of Resources: How Measuring Outcomes Can Help (42:09)

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Surviving The Stacks Podcast

Beth Wahler, PhD, MSW + Jane Garner, PhD

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Featuring stories and examples from across the globe, Surviving The Stacks podcast seeks to increase support to library workers and administrators experiencing challenges, bring awareness of the public to common library concerns, improve understanding about the reasons why libraries are seeing these challenges, and share innovative solutions for libraries to consider using in their own community. Hosted by Beth Wahler, PhD, MSW + Jane Garner, PhD. Website: http://www.survivingthestacks.com

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Lack of Resources: How Measuring Outcomes Can Help (42:09)

Surviving The Stacks Podcast

42 minutes 9 seconds

11 months ago

Lack of Resources: How Measuring Outcomes Can Help (42:09)

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Beth and Jane discuss the struggle many libraries have for financial resources, and how necessary it is for libraries to know how to measure outcomes and show the impact of their services to help bring in or justify continued or added financial support. They interview Darren Smart, Head of Service for Somerset Libraries in the UK, about the importance of being able to measure and report outcomes to demonstrate to partners and funders the benefits of working with or supporting the library. Darren shares suggestions for ways libraries can turn qualitative information and patron/customer stories into usable outcome data.

Connect with Darren on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-smart-b-e-m-5637a234/?originalSubdomain=uk