Hi Dawn,
Not an evaluation as such, but I have done a bit of work on the figures. Issue figures are from the start of our BoP scheme. As there is little relation between issues and the number of prescription forms which find their way back to me I didn't take much notice of them at first, so they are incomplete. I have also only recently started to note the number of new borrowers who appear to have joined the library specifically to borrow BoP titles - this is taken only from the returned forms though, so may or may not indicate anything useful.
Precise issue figures are affected by the number of copies we have in stock of each title - where there is high demand I buy more copies which in turn generate more issues, whereas there are few copies of the least popular titles in circulation. However, by looking at increase or decrease in topic (rather than title) I hope a truer picture may emerge.
Best wishes,
Alison
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From: Reading and health: Bibliotherapy and Books on Prescription [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of McGowan, Dawn
Sent: 11 June 2009 15:10
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Subject: Re: Evaluation of BOP Schemes
Hi Dawn,
That definitely sounds like the kind of thing we are looking for. I
would be really grateful if you could send us the draft report, and then
the final report later on. Would that be okay?
Thanks very much.
Dawn
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From: Reading and health: Bibliotherapy and Books on Prescription
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Vallance, Dawn
Sent: 11 June 2009 14:54
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Subject: Re: Evaluation of BOP Schemes
Hi dawn,
E run a Bibliotherapy service Read Yourself well and it is being
evaluated by the University of the West of Scotland. I have a draft
report and am hoping to have a final report by the end of the month -
would this be of interest? We got Ethics Approval from Ayrshire & Arran
Health Board to run our study and have looked at CORE scores of
participants as well as other measures such as library usage.
If this sounds like what you are looking for don't hesitate to contact
me.
Dawn Vallance
Information Officer
01563 554323
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From: Reading and health: Bibliotherapy and Books on Prescription
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dawn McGowan
Sent: 11 June 2009 10:58
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Subject: Evaluation of BOP Schemes
Dear all,
We have a scheme in Liverpool called 'Well Read' which has been running
for a few years now, and provides self-help type books to members of the
general public via public libraries in conjunction with Mersey Care NHS
Trust.
We are hoping to conduct some evaluation on the effectiveness of the
project so far, so that we can become better informed about how to
conduct the project in the future.
Can I ask if any of you know about any evaluation that has happened with
similar bibliotherapy / Books on Prescription schemes that you have been
involved with and that you would be happy to share with us? Your input
would be very valuable to us.
Thanks for your time.
Best wishes.
Dawn McGowan (Knowledge Services Assistant, Mersey Care NHS Trust).
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