Libraries in Community Systems

Northern New York Library Network, in partnership with the Alaska, New York, Georgia, and Texas State Libraries, will develop and test models of valuation for libraries to assess their impact on social well-being outcomes in their local communities. The research question at the center of the project; “What is the Tribal and public library’s measurable value to their local community?” This interdisciplinary research builds on prior assessment and valuation studies to establish a new approach: an evidence-based model of the effects libraries have within their communities measured in terms of well-being.

纽约北部图书馆网络与阿拉斯加、纽约、乔治亚和德克萨斯州州立图书馆携手合作，旨在开发并测试图书馆价值评估模型，以评估其在当地社区对社会福利结果的影响。该项目的研究核心问题为：‘部落和公共图书馆对其当地社区的可衡量价值是什么？’这一跨学科研究基于先前评估和价值研究，旨在建立一种新的方法：以福祉为衡量标准，基于证据的图书馆在其社区内影响的评估模型。