本文檢視公共圖書館相關之國際性、國家性與地區性之標準，針對「ISO 11620圖書館績效指標」標準、公共圖書館輸出評量、公共圖書館營運管理要點、以及美國科羅拉多、康乃狄克、佛羅里達、印第安那和堪薩斯等五州之公共圖書館標準，詳加介紹，並就人員、館藏、館舍，和服務各層面，加以比較分析，並歸納彙整各項標準所採用之評估準則與指標，以供國內各圖書館主管機關和各級公共圖書館在規劃服務與評估績效峙，以及修正圖書館調查統計業務之參考。

　　This paper reviews the development of public library standards and examines international, national, and state public library standards in the United States. The standards studied are: ISO 11620 library performance indicators, Output measures for public libraries, and the standards for Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, and Kansas state public libraries. Based on the examination of four quantitative, resource-based criteria-library staff, library resources, library facilities, and library services-to determine if any agreement exist about them among these eight standards. The conclusion contains a summary of indicators and a discussion of the implications the indicators may have for library evaluation and development.