Library Assessment Conference Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment Seattle, WA August 4 – 7, 2008
Library Assessment Conference Susan Gibbons, Vice Provost Dean River Campus Libraries University of Rochester Rick Luce, Vice Provost Director of Libraries Emory University Betsy Wilson Dean of University Libraries University of Washington Crit Stuart, ARL Director Research, Teaching & Learning August 4, 2008 Twins 6, Mariners 11
Wind Direction Beyond ARL stats User-centric Qualitative – Anthropology – Ethnology Local Your students’ voices Less counting, more thinking… no speculating
READ Scale (Reference Effort Assessment Data) Bella Karr Gerlich Dominican University Lynn Berard Carnegie Mellon University Jean McLaughlin University at Albany/SUNY
Personas and a User-centered Visioning Process Zsuzsa Koltay, Cornell University Kornelia Tancheva, Cornell University
University of Rochester – Anthro/Ethno Map Diaries Photo Surveys Briden, J. Studying Your Students: Qualitative Research You Can Do
the Libraries are a model ‘culture of evidence.’” Dr. Katherine McAdams, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, University of Maryland “The UM Libraries have led the way on our campus with their simple assessments of learning in library sessions. In developing sensible and user-friendly assessment methods…
Post-Conference Sessions Getting Started with Learning Outcomes Assessment Megan Oakleaf Syracuse University Rubric for Assessing Student Ability to Evaluate Websites for Authority Usability Testing: Effective Methodologies and Practical Applications Jennifer L. Ward University of Washington
Conference Going Without AIM Community of support other libraries Space planning, wayfinding LibQual BI / Information literacy inside our own Do it (and learn) value of qualitative “process trumps results”