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Estimating the Value of Library Services

Bertot, J. C. & McClure, C. R. (1997). Impacts of public access to the Internet through Pennsylvania public libraries. Information Technology and Libraries, 16(4), 151-164.
Chambers, J. C. and Vergun, R. (1999). Measuring inflation in public libraries: A comparison of two approaches, the imput cost index and the cost of servcies index. Education Statistics Quarterly, 1(2).
Ellis, K. B. (1994). The Challenge of Measuring the Economic Impact of Public Library Service. North Carolina Libraries 52, 52-56.
Fitch, L. & Warner, J. (1998). Dividends: The value of public libraries in Canada. Bottom Line, 11(4), 158-179.
Fraser, B. T., McClure, C. R., & Leahy, E. H. (2002). Toward a framework for assessing library and institutional outcomes. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2(4), 505-528.
Getz, M. (1980). Public libraries: An economic view. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press.
Holt, G. E., Elliott, D. & Moore, A. (1999). Placing a Value on Public Library Services. St. Louis: St. Louis Public Library.
Holt, G. E., et al. (2000). Libraries are Valuable--Prove It!: Prepared for the Public Library Association Pre-Conference, July 7, 2000. St. Louis, MO. :St. Louis Public Library.
Kingma, B. R. (2001). The economics of information: A guide to economic and cost-benefit analysis for information professionals (Second Edition). Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
Lance, K. C. (2004). Libraries and Student Achievement: The Importance of School Libraries for Improving Student Test Scores. Threshold, Winter, 8ff.
Matthews, J. R. (2004). Measuring for Results: The Dimensions of Public Library Effectiveness. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
Matthews, J. R. (2002). The Bottom Line: Determining and Communicating the Value of the Special Library. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
McClure, C. R. & Bertot, J. C. (1998, June). Public library use in Pennsylvania: Identifying uses, benefits, and impacts - Final report.
McClure, C. R. & Bertot, J. C. (1997, October). Evaluation of the online at PA libraries project: Public access to the Internet through public libraries.
McClure, C. R., Bertot, J. C., & Beachboard, J. C. (1995). Internet Costs and Cost Models for Public Libraries: Final Report. Washington, DC: National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
McClure, C. R. Robbins, J. B., & Fraser, B. T. (2001). Economic benefits and impacts from public libraries in the state of Florida: Final report to Florida Division of Library and Information Services Access.
McCook, K. (2004) Serving the demands of democracy: The critical role of libraries in ensuring the full civic participation of a diverse population. Threshold, Winter, 22-30.
Newhouse, J.P. & Alexander, A.J. (1972). An economic analysis of public library services. Santa Monica: Rand.
Norton, Tom Albert. (1991). Demonstrating the value of library and information services. Science and Technology Libraries, 36, 90-93.
Ryan, J. & McClure, C. R. (2003, June). Economic impact of the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) on the business and tourism industries study: Final report. Honolulu, HI: HSPLS.
Saracevic, T. & Kantor, P. B. (1997). Studying the value of library and information services. Part II. Methodology and taxonomy. Journal of American Society for Information Science, 48, 543-563.
Information Evaluation. (2007). Library Connect, 6(1). Accessed March 4, 2008 at Library Conntect