Developing Evaluation Practice in the Information Sector: Introduction to the Special Issue

Abstract

Introduction to a special issue on ‘Developing Evaluation Practice in the Information Sector’ containing five papers by members of the LEAP IMPACT community of practice of information and evaluation specialists, which aims to improve monitoring and evaluation practices related to information services, information products and information projects. Describes the origins, membership and activities of the LEAP IMPACT community and the challenges it faces in the evaluation of information, including the preparation of manuals and tools, the definition of terminology and concepts and the need for an inventory of frameworks. Summarizes the contents of the five papers.

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