Output Measures for Public Libraries

This material has been adapted from a published work, Output Measures for Public Libraries by Douglas S. Zweizig, published by the American Library Association, 1982.

The Library Director proposes using these procedures, modified to fit local conditions in evaluating programs and services as a part of Long Range Goals.

Measures

1. Circulation Per Capita
2. In-Library Materials Use Per Capita
3. Library Visits Per Capita
4. Program Attendance Per Capita
5. Reference Transactions Per Capita
6. Reference Fill Rate
7. Title Fill Rate
8. Subject & Author Fill Rate
9. Browsers' Fill Rate
10. Materials Availability Survey
11. Registration as a Percentage of Population
12. Turnover Rate
13. Document Delivery