OBE Resources

• The Basics - An introduction to the basics of outcome based evaluation
• Perspectives on Outcome Based Evaluation for Libraries and Museums (PDF, 215KB)
  Leading museum and library experts talk about why outcome based evaluation is important to your institution.
• Frequently Asked Outcome Based Evaluation Questions
• Why Libraries Matter - The Case for Outcomes: The Quintessential Meeting, Philadelphia, October 28, 2003 (Powerpoint Presentation)
• Libraries Change Lives — Oh yeah? Prove it. (Powerpoint Presentation)
• Knowing What Audiences Learn: Outcomes and Program Planning (Powerpoint Presentation)

Please also see our Project Planning Tutorial and Web-based short course for museum and library personnel.

If you have questions about IMLS's outcome-based evaluation efforts, please contact:

Karen Motylewski
Office of Research and Technology
Institute of Museum and Library Services
1800 M Street NW, 9th Floor
Washington, DC, 20036-5802
202-653-4686
kmotylewski@imls.gov