The links between elaborate economic models and reality can be downright mysterious! In 1959 one economist described economic models this way: “Econometric theory is like an exquisitely balanced French recipe, spelling out precisely with how many turns to mix the sauce, how many carats of spice to add, and for how many milliseconds to bake [...]
Posts Tagged ‘value’
Down to Business
Posted in Advocacy, Measurement, tagged arts and culture, econometrics, economic impact, garbage in-garbage out, value on June 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
New (or Old?) Paradigm Spurs ‘Fundamental Shift’ in Library Advocacy
Posted in Advocacy, Research, tagged awareness of library services, library funding, library marketing, merit, North Suburban Library System, OCLC, Public Library Inquiry, quality, value, worth on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Everything Old is New Again” is the title of a 1999 article in American Libraries by Douglas Raber, author of the excellent and eye-opening book, Librarianship and Legitimacy: The Ideology of the Public Library Inquiry. The article suggests that the Inquiry, a comprehensive assessment of public librarianship initiated by ALA in the late 1940′s, continues [...]
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IMLS- Blog Post: You just never know who’s going to drop by the IMLS booth in the exhibit hall! February 10, 2012
- IMLS to Hold Briefing on FY13 Budget Request February 8, 2012
- State Library Agencies Continue to Provide Valuable Services Despite Severe Cuts in Funding and Staff February 6, 2012
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- February 2012: Tubman African American Museum Takes Exhibits Beyond Museum Walls February 1, 2012
