Current Themes in Academic Library Assessment: Select Papers from the 2010 Library Assessment Conference

Kyrillidou, Martha; Jaggars, Damon E.

doi:10.18438/b8c02x

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“…Despite the overall growth of academic library assessment (Kyrillidou & Jaggars, 2013), to the best of our knowledge, almost nothing has been published on the use of library spaces and services by business and economics graduate students and faculty. Although one study targeted a population that is relevant to our assessment objectivesthe study focused on the information-seeking behavior of management and commerce faculty in Sri Lankan universities (Wickramanayake, 2010) --the paper did not focus on the research behavior of users.…”

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confidence: 99%

Our Year of Assessment at Columbia University’s Business and Economics Library

Dreyer

Bakkalbasi

2019

Ticker: The Academic Business Librarianship Review

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In order to establish a baseline understanding of the needs and the perceptions of service quality among graduate business and economics students and faculty, we employed a multi-method assessment approach combining quantitative and qualitative statistics through a survey, exit polls, and direct observations to inform improvement planning of library services and spaces. While a substantial number of faculty and students were completely satisfied with the services and staff of the Thomas J. Watson Library of Business and Economics, there were some differences among student groups in terms of their satisfaction and interest in new services, technology, furniture, amount of space in the library, and service hours. The Watson Library is both a social and academic space, and students want to complete their academic work efficiently, without wasting time by switching locations, rooms, and/or devices. Our observation revealed that students rarely seem to engage in just one activity and are often studying, texting and talking with friends simultaneously.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Our Year of Assessment at Columbia University’s Business and Economics Library

Dreyer

Bakkalbasi

2019

Ticker: The Academic Business Librarianship Review

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“…In addition to helping academic libraries demonstrate how they contribute to institutional priorities, assessment is essential to providing library administration and staff with the information they need to make strategic service design decisions. In their overview of themes from the 2010 Library Assessment Conference, Kyrillidou and Jaggars (2013) note that "the areas where evidence based decision making is needed are multifaceted and complex" (p. 5). Makerspaces add yet another dimension to assessment needs, as service design, financial feasibility, user expectations, and campus-wide needs all intersect to create a complex puzzle.…”

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Welch

Wyatt-Baxter

2018

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe an approach to developing a makerspace assessment plan. This approach focuses on connecting organizational and service point mission statements with outcome-based assessment plan goals, strategies, methods, and success measures. Design/methodology/approach This paper will outline the steps taken by an academic research library to design an outcomes-based assessment plan that monitors the human ecology of a makerspace. The paper includes a history of the space, the role of the library within the campus makerspace environment, the connection between mission statements and assessment plans, and how that connection can facilitate and drive space and service design. Findings Designing assessment plans that are centered on a makerspace mission statement can ensure that progress toward fulfilling the mission, values, and goals of the space is constantly monitored. Originality/value Academic library makerspace assessment literature is still in its infancy. This paper seeks to contribute to the literature on academic library makerspace management and stewardship.

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“…We first featured a few from the 2010 event (Kyrillidou & Jaggars, 2013), demonstrating our commitment to open access publishing. We continue in this issue by having five of the six papers presented here go through peer review, with a sixth that focuses on the process of the research project included as commentary since the findings of this work have already been published in another venue.…”

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