Performance indicators and standards for Polish research libraries

Abstract

The article discusses proposed standards for Polish research libraries evaluation. At the beginning, the authors present the situation of research libraries in Poland. They write about the effects of the social-political transformation in the 90s, present selected statistical data, and describe the progress in computerisation. The following part of the article relates to the currently applied in Poland standards of library evaluation. Discussed are e.g. the presently applied tools for data collection and analysis. The last part includes proposed methods for the preparation of standards and assessments for Polish research libraries.

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“…Generally, with a look at the Figures, it can be realized that apart from the traditional medicine libraries (TM) of both SBUMS and TUMS, the status of these two indicators at the other libraries were almost the same. In a study in which 15 selected performance indicators were measured for college libraries and technical colleges in Poland (Derfert-Wolf et al 2003), the indicator "per capita space" was reported 0.27 square meters per person at college libraries, that placed in the range of the lowest value of per capita space (0.06 to 0.35 square meters) at both libraries of SBUMS and TUMS. In the same study done in Poland (Derfert-Wolf et al 2003), the indicator "per capita seat" at college libraries showed that there are 63.59 people per seat, this finding is almost similar to the findings on the lowest range of seats and space belong to the central library of SBUMS.…”

“…In a study in which 15 selected performance indicators were measured for college libraries and technical colleges in Poland (Derfert-Wolf et al 2003), the indicator "per capita space" was reported 0.27 square meters per person at college libraries, that placed in the range of the lowest value of per capita space (0.06 to 0.35 square meters) at both libraries of SBUMS and TUMS. In the same study done in Poland (Derfert-Wolf et al 2003), the indicator "per capita seat" at college libraries showed that there are 63.59 people per seat, this finding is almost similar to the findings on the lowest range of seats and space belong to the central library of SBUMS. Indeed, plenty of space and seats in college libraries for users to study and work with computer is necessary.…”