The community college library. Assessment / edited by Janet Pinkley and Kaela Casey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pinkley, Janet, editor.

Casey, Kaela, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community college libraries--Evaluation.

Community college libraries.

Physical Description:

ix, 204 pages : illustrations, form ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Assessment

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, 2022.

Summary:

The Community College Library: Assessment highlight the research, comprehensive plans, and new approaches to assessment done by community college librarians around the country.

"Community colleges are a cornerstone of higher education and serve the unique needs of the communities in which they reside. In 2019, community colleges accounted for 41 percent of all undergraduate students in the United States. Community college librarians are engaged in meaningful work designing and delivering library programs and services that meet the needs of their diverse populations and support student learning. The Community College Library series is meant to lift the voices of community college librarians and highlight their creativity, tenacity, and commitment to students. The Community College Library: Assessment explores the research, comprehensive plans, and new approaches to assessment being created by community college librarians around the U.S. Chapters include sample activities and materials and cover topics including assessing student learning while shifting from Standards to Framework; investigating and communicating library instruction's relationship to student retention; and building librarian assessment confidence through communities of research practice. This book demonstrates the innovative and replicable ways community college librarians are measuring, evaluating, and reflecting on the services they provide, and how to use these assessments to demonstrate the value and impact of library services and advocate for resources"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction.

Chapter 1. Where to begin?: constructing an assessment plan from the ground up / Bryan Clark and Amy Glass

Chapter 2. Creating and implementing a comprehensive academic library assessment plan at Tulsa Community College / Robert Holzmann and Gwetheldene Holzmann

Chapter 3. A library-friendly assessment framework: administrative, educational, student support services (AES) unit assessment at the Community College of Philadelphia / Michael J. Krasulski, Elizabeth Gordon, and Courtney Raeford

Chapter 4. Academic libraries: seeing the full picture through program review / Melinda (Mindy) Wilmot

Chapter 5. Assessing impact on student success using statistical analyses in a data-informed community college / Robert Holzmann, Gwetheldene Holzmann, and Joseph Harris

Chapter 6. Investigating and communicating library instruction's relationship to student retention: a study of two community colleges / Angela L. Creel, Wendy Hoag, and Kendra Perry

Chapter 7. Benchmarking peer assessment / Sam Suber

Chapter 8. Exploring modern baseball analytics to reinvent library assessment / Joseph Eshleman

Chapter 9. Assessing user-centeredness with focus groups: a study of commuter students in a community college library / Sharell Walker and Joanna Thompson

Chapter 10. From standards to framework: what are your students learning? / Joy Oehlers, Joyce Tokuda, and Erica Dias

Chapter 11. Mind the gap: using reflective practice for reference consultations / Amanda M. Leftwich

Chapter 12. Building librarian assessment confidence through communities of research practice / Aryana Bates, Mary Ann Lund Goodwin, Jacquelyn Ray, and Melinda McCormick Coslor

Chapter 13. Development by design: fostering growth through collaboration / Jamie Holmes and Amy Lagers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0838939015

9780838939017

OCLC:

1302178580