Revising a standard in a time of constant change: The NISO Library Statistics and Performance Measurement Forum

摘要

In the early-1990s when the U.S. library statistics standard was revised, the focus was on documenting or labeling input and output data consistently. Prompted by the pending review of ANSI/NISO standard Z39.7-1995, Library Statistics, and the need for greater understanding of the role performance indicators and outcome measures play in assessing the value of libraries, NISO took the lead in bringing together diverse constituents of the information community to begin national-level discussion on these issues.The Forum identified a need for action, and a consensus that a vision that moves libraries past the measurement of data and into assessment of performance, impact, and user wants and needs is not only desirable, but also necessary.