The Library Barometer 2000.PDF

4 What is the use of user studies? 5 Background and aim of the report 5 Organisational aspects of quality assurance and the development of university libraries 6 Library Barometer 2000 – point of departure 8 The main standpoints of the reference group 8 The aim of the Barometer 9 Method of procedure 10 Results 11 Level 1 – A framework for interpretation: Information channels and library relations in knowledge development 11 Level 2 – Quality indication: Importance of and satisfaction with library services 14 Level 3 – Organisational aspects: Significance of library services in knowledge development 15 Discussion: Experiences and conclusions 20 The character of the Barometer – a user study as a base for university self-evaluation 20 The Barometer as a study of the relation between the university and the library services 21 The Library Barometer as a path to a new organisational identity? 22