Matthews outlines and argues for a broader and more robust adoption of evaluation techniques in order to help library managers combine traditional internal measurements with more customer-centric measurements to form a truer picture of a library's value for its stakeholders and patrons.

Includes indexes.

Evaluation issues -- Evaluation models -- The right tools for the job -- Qualitative tools -- Quantitative tools -- Analysis of data -- Library users and nonusers -- Evaluation of the physical collection -- Evaluation of electronic resources -- Evaluation of reference services -- Evaluation of technical services -- Evaluation of interlibrary loan -- Evaluation of online systems -- Evaluation of bibliographic/library instruction and information literacy -- Evaluation of customer service -- Evaluating the broader perspective -- Accomplishments : the key to realizing value -- Economic impacts -- Evaluation of social impacts -- Communicating the value of the library.