Clicking a graphic of hand with the statement "Number of participating writers" presents the text: Yes, this measures output- how many people participated. Notice this number is not an outcome. (Outcomes are measurements of changes in people.)

Clicking a graphic of woman reading with the statement "Funding for hiring the Kentucky writers to visit and talk with the group." presents the text: No, this (“funding”) is an input; the actual number of visiting writers is an output.

Clicking a graphic of coffee and book with the statement "75% of the participants have their revised version of a story judged better than the original in a “blind” reading by an independent expert" presents the text: No, this is an indicator of an outcome- that participants’ writing has improved.

Clicking a graphic of a group of people with the statement "Number of pieces and number of pages written per participant" presents the text: Yes, this is what participants produce. Notice that the mere quantity is not an outcome. (Outcomes measure changes in people)

Clicking a graphic of books with the statement "Number of people attending public reading of participants’ writing at a local coffee house" presents the text: Yes, this is an output of the service and the participants’ work.

This file contains all the long descriptions for the 5 pairs of images on the "Library example: outputs" page. When read, you can proceed to the next page in the course.