The library assessment cookbook / edited by Aaron W. Dobbs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dobbs, Aaron W., 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--Evaluation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Libraries.

Libraries--Evaluation.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xi, 192 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago, IL : Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, [2017]

Language Note:

Text in English.

Summary:

Assessment examines how library services and resources impact and are perceived by users, and guides strategic planning discussions and development of future acquisitions and services. Assessment is fundamental to positioning your library within your organization and effectively demonstrating how it furthers your institution's goals. And it can be more of an art than a science, using the qualitative and quantitative data available to you to show your library's alignment with the needs and mission of your organization.

Contents:

Section 1: Data preparation for assessment. Kitchen prep: getting ready for library assessment / Emily Guhde

Creating a statistics report using ingredients already in the library / Judy Geczi

Using student GPA to show the "nutritional value" of a library service / Mitchell Scott

Boiling down qualitative data to build personas that inform spaces, services, and technologies / Monena Hall and Maurini Strub

"Stocking the larder": recruiting for focus groups and other small group assessments / Carol Mollman

Making project management planning and assessment planning a piece of cake / Susan Payne

Professional development assessment paella / Catherine Sassen, Karen Harker, and Erin O'Toole

Section 2: Traditional and online collections assessment. Creating a framework for comprehensive collection assessment / Galadriel Chilton

Exploratory collection asessment: the subject snapshot / Madeline Kelly

Recipe for collection assessment: mixing together key ingredients to make a roux / Paula Barnett-Ellis and Charlcie Pettway Vann

Potluck surprise: assessing donated materials / Jeannine Berroteran

Using required readings from course syllabi to show library value and assess the collection / Eric Hartnett and Simona Tabacaru

MAPing collection use: using massive analysis projects for collections analysis / Galadriel Chilton, Joelle Thomas, Alice Fairfield, Arta Dobbs, Elisabeth Umpleby, and Dawn Cadogan

Using baskets and a rubric to assess online resources in the "messy middle" / Kathleen Reed, Jean Blackburn, and Dana McFarland

Annual database (or general resource) evaluation / Ashley Zmau

Harvested IR metadata gumbo / Courtenay McLeland and Alice Eng

Fad food or family tradition?: assessing digital projects for long-term value / Allison Ringness

Rendering repositories: taking out the fat and getting to the impact / Sian Brannon and Laura Waugh

Flavoring your e-resources collection: the spice rack assessment / Amanda Binder and Elizabeth Siler

Open access citation analysis / Emily Raymond and Heather Scalf

Tower cakes for ranking subscription resources / Karen Harker, Todd Enoch, and Laurel Crawford

Section 3: Instruction programs assessment. Measuring the ingredients of a good bibliography: a recipe for citation analysis / Karen Kohn and Larissa Gordon

Open-faced formative assessment / Gina Calia-Lotz

Cooking with information resources in the online kitchen / Beate Gersch and Joseph A. Salem, Jr.

Lazy Susan: a continuous improvement cycle of learning and assessment / Joy Oehlers

Information literacy assessment entree: using a reflective essay to assess course learning outcomes / Stephanie Alexander, Tom Bickley, Gr Keer, Aline Soules, and Diana K. Wakimoto

PROTEIN (peer review of teaching: evaluative instruction networks) supplements for librarians / Jason Vance

The library rally / Michelle J. Gibeault

Rubrics as a method for assessing & improving library instruction / Megan Hodge, Laura Gariepy, and Jenny Stout

Slow-cooked rubric: designing and using a rubric to assess undergraduate final papers / Eleanor Johnson and Katie Bishop

Cooking up rubrics to assess student learning / Marjorie Leta

How much do good cooking methods affect the quality of the meal? / Christy Fic and Kirk Moll

Library tour taste test / Nancy Noe

Word soup: using word clouds to assess the one-minute paper / Maria Barefoot

Creating connoisseurs: assessing students' ability to evaluate websites / Mandi Smith, Jason Smith, Cathy Blackman, and Wensheng Wang

Assessment layer cake / Patricia J. Mileham and Kimberly J. Whalen

Section 4: Outreach and programming assessment. Shopping for kitchen impelments? How to decide if a library program is useful, usable, and desirable / Joy Oehlers and Joyce Tokuda

Assessing an event: mixin' it up with the long night against procrastination / Katherin Penner and Sarah Clark

Measuring the success of library outreach to first-year student athletes / Beth Hendrix

Planning the perfect party: data for dessert! / Katy Mathuews and Zachary Lewis

Section 5: Assessments assessment. Rubrics and rutabagas: only one is useful for assessing staff during evalutions / Sian Brannon and Julie Leuzinger

Cooking times may vary: assessing student workflows in the stacks / Joyce Dougals and Kathy Mathuews

Stop folding the dough: intervening to decide whether or not to assess again / Sian Brannon

Recipe for success: add a personal SWOT analysis to any assessment project / Faithe Ruiz

Section 6: Strategic planning assessment. Two birds with one stone: using a survey to get employee feedback and to educate in the strategic planning process / Regina Mays and Peter Fernandez

Strategic stress test: aligning programs and services with a strategic plan / Strategic Initiatives Department

Chicken soup for digital scholarship: assessing your next steps / A. Miller

Section 7: Service points and services assessment. Service desk activity burrito / Heather Scalf and Ali Adil

Who's at your table? Planning for success through community engagement / Stefanie Metko

Survey system for measuring library outcomes / Rebecca Bayrer, Dawn Melberg, and Eve Melton

Academic libraries: the breakfast of student champions / Katy Mathuews

If we prepare it, will they come back for more? / Adriana Gonzalez and Jason B. Reed

Methods mash / Jennifer Jones

Service assessment with a side of secret shoppers / Jennifer Jones

Healthy chat reference assessment with a side of zesty infographs / Natalie Haber

Reference referral training stew: the perfect assessment mix / Lisa Vassady and Alyssa Archer

Deconstructing reference statistics / Jen-chien Yu

The secret ingredient: mystery shopping your service points / Candice Benjes-Small and Elizabeth Kocevar-Weidinger

The missing piece: assessing implementation fidelity / Megan Hodge and Laura Gariepy

Patron for a day (PFAD): a space assessment / Stephanie Hartman and Lisa R. Horowitz

An assessment rubric inspired by the four seasons / Nathaniel King and Kelly Lutz

Section 8: Equipment, building, and space assessment. Learning space ethnography study: observe students in the library to inform service and resource design / Victoria Raish

Interview to the double: uncovering student motivations in the library / Kathleen Reed, Cameron Hoffman, and Meg Ecclestone

Flipchart surveys / Laura Newton Miller

Space invaders: measuring use and satisfaction through mixed methods / Susan Gardner Archambault

Assessing student learning behaviors in informal learing spaces / Susan Beatty

Culinary snapshots: assessing international student needs through photographs / Alyssa Berger, Ana Villar, and Danielle Rowland

Don't just count 'em, sweep 'em! / Gricel Dominguez

Library space cake / Jenny Horton

Decorating the library cake: a space utilization study / Kellie Meehlhause

Section 9: Website and web services assessment. Add WebAIM and stir: assessing web accessibility for users with disabilities / Laura DeLancey

Easy (no-bake) online card sorting / Samantha Rich

But this is for the library: best practices for usability testing and library website design / Sojourna Cunningham, Regina Mays, and Holly Mercer

Hear the people sing: communicating usability results to a large library audience / Sojourna Cunningham, Regina Mays, and Holly Mercer

Farm to table: a recipe for website usability testing on a budget / Tiffany Davis, Jen Park, and Derek Sanderson

Assessing your library website with usability testing / Brighid M. Gonzales

Order takeout: virtual usability testing to meet your users where they are / Jennifer C. Hill and Anita Norton

Lean usability testing for healthy website assessment / Alex Sundt

Simple usability stir fry / Tim Broadwater and Jessica Tapia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-192).

ISBN:

9780838988664

0838988660

OCLC:

1003864289