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Assessment and Evaluation of Academic Libraries in China

Assessment and Evaluation of Academic Libraries in China
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Author(s): Qiong Tang (Sun Yat-sen University, China), Yin Xie (Sun Yat-sen University, China)and Rina Su (Sun Yat-sen University, China)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 20
Source title: Academic Library Development and Administration in China
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lian Ruan (Illinois Fire Service Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA), Qiang Zhu (Peking University, China)and Ying Ye (Nanjing University, China)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0550-1.ch017

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to present a systematic and comprehensive review of the assessment and evaluation efforts of academic libraries in China. Generally, it is believed that theoretical research on academic library assessment and evaluation spurs corresponding practice. Holistic activities related to this include the integration of undergraduate teaching level evaluation and the promulgation of the System of Indicators of Academic Library Evaluation. These activities propel pertinent work in a general way, yet to some extent they lack operability. Specific standards and practice of assessment and evaluation of collections, service quality, and digital libraries, as well as the collection of assessment statistics, indicate that academic library evaluation focuses on the association/consortium, standardization, and the user. Problems in academic library assessment and evaluation in China at this stage include the absence of a standard evaluation system, an unrealistic assessor/evaluator structure, and an inappropriate preponderance of input indicators over output.

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