Assessing information needs : managing transformative library services /
Robert J. Grover, Roger C. Greer, and John Agada.
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, c2010.
- xii, 212 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Libraries in society--past and present -- Knowledge systems in society -- The theoretical framework for community analysis -- Gathering data for decision-making -- The information needs of individuals -- Studying the information needs of groups -- Studying the information needs of agencies -- Lifestyles -- Implementing a community analysis -- Extrapolating meaning from community analysis data -- Planning information services -- Issues in implementation.
Library planning. Public services (Libraries)--Planning. Needs assessment. Libraries and society. Libraries and community. Information services--Planning. Information services--Use studies. Information society.