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Guest Editorial: Joy to the World of Metrics
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Guest Editorial: Joy to the World of Metrics

The Journal of academic librarianship, Vol.36(2)
01 Mar 2010

Abstract

Happiness Business metrics Librarians Academic libraries
Metrics are designed to be purposeful measurements for managing improvement, for making professional services and organizations not only more effective but also more satisfying to library professionals. In this light, librarians should approach metrics not simply as a required exercise in slogging through figures but as a potential source of joyful professional activity. Here, Nitecki examines five characteristics of joy that describe the use of metrics.

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