On January 24, 2014, at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, the ARL Statistics and Assessment program hosted an engaging Library Assessment Forum. Bob Fox, dean of libraries at the University of Louisville and chair of the ARL Statistics and Assessment Committee, discussed issues related to facilities data–collection activities. Teresa Walker, associate professor and head of learning, research, and engagement at the University of Tennessee (UT) Libraries, presented on the information commons assessment conducted at UT through the LibValue grant. Danuta Nitecki, dean of libraries and professor of information science at Drexel University, shared insights about utilizing ROI and observational data. Steve Hiller, director of assessment and planning at the University of Washington Libraries and co-chair of the Library Assessment Conference 2014, presented the latest updates on the upcoming conference to take place in Seattle, Washington, August 4–6, 2014.
A detailed description of the forum is captured in a posting on the Library Assessment Blog by Karen Neurohr, associate professor and assessment librarian at Oklahoma State University, and Martha Kyrillidou, senior director of statistics and service quality programs at ARL. Slides from the presentations are linked below:
Space and Facilities Assessment (PDF)
Bob Fox, University of Louisville
LibValue Commons Study (PDF)
Teresa B. Walker, University of Tennessee
Library Assessment Conference Update (PDF)
Steve Hiller, University of Washington
These and additional presentations and publications are also available on the ARL Statistics® website.
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