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Apr
28
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Sometimes people ask us where we get ideas for our posts. I’m going to tell you one of our big secrets – when we can’t think of something we check out the American Evaluation Association’s daily blog AEA 365 | A Tip-A-Day by and for Evaluators. Seriously, every single day some evaluator posts a tip… Read More »
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Jan
20
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In my last post, I wrote about how to create social media outcomes for your organization. This week, we will take a look at writing objectives for your outcomes using the SMART method. Though objectives and outcomes sound like the same thing, they are two different concepts in your evaluation plan – outcomes are the… Read More »
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Jan
13
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Welcome to our new NEO blogger, Kalyna Durbak. Her first post addresses a topic that is a concern to many of us, evaluating our social media! By Kalyna Durbak, Program Assistant, NNLM Evaluation Office (NEO) Have you ever wondered if your library’s Facebook page was worth the time and effort? I think about social media a… Read More »
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Apr
15
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We really don’t want you to stop reading our blog! But April is a really busy month for us, so this week we’ll make sure you get your evaluation buzz by letting you know of some other great evaluation blogs. AEA365 – This is the blog of the American Evaluation Association. This blog shares hot… Read More »
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Aug
30
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I recently purchased a copy of “Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied Research” by Richard Krueger and Mary Anne Casey. Krueger, professor emeritus at University of Minnesota, has written some of the classic books on focus group research and his co-author has conducted focus groups for government agencies and nonprofits. The experience of these… Read More »
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