Evaluation To consider evaluation theory and apply it to the Welcome to Your Library project plans and begin to determine steps projects needs to take. Outcome: Explore the steps to consider in evaluation Leave with a planning tool that can prompt local discussion Have had an opportunity to raise concerns and queries

Monitoring Continually checking progress against your plan by routinely collecting information Evaluation Assess your work based on the monitoring information. Judge an activities worth and consider it against the goals that the activity meant to achieve Value of activity Research Investigating a hypothesis

World now Intervention – what do you plan to do Want the world to look like this

Why - are we doing this? To prove something works or doesn’t; to see an impact of an action; funding requirements. Don’t want to waste time monitoring something because it seems interesting What – what have you planned to do and what aspect of the work shall we evaluate? what does it want to achieve? How will we know we have done it? What will the end result look like? What – measure impact/outcome are we judging? What have we learnt? What do you need to collect? What resources do you need?

Who – is the evaluation for? Who does it to whom - empowerment issues? How – methodology - engage clients in the methodology and design and doing When – will you review your work? Needs to be regular and planned. After events; monthly diary; ¼ review; steering group; minutes from steering group meeting Where – will it be shown / shared / to whom This determines the format.

Remember to value your monitoring and evaluation work. This will help inform planning and review and help with future work Do Project aims Apply Review Amend or Review Continue What Learnt Learn Important to evaluate the planning

How? Project records – minutes, reports, letters Photographs Video Collage Creative writing, cartoons, artwork, poems Diaries Case Studies Interviews Focus groups Questionnaires Story sharing Games, quizzes Ranking/Scaling Timelines Drama Observation Press reports Review meetings at all levels

What? Library staff are trained and supported to feel confident in providing a service for R& AS Communities How? How will we know we have achieved this, what will it look like? Might look like: Happy staffUnderstand life from R + AS perspective Welcoming staff Knowledge of local and national support ConfidentDisplay sensitivity and supportive Active staffStaff taking the initiative to engage with communities Action training to all staff on cultural awareness training by doing – working on an event and reviewing the learning from this identify staff needs to feel more comfortable – self reported review and buy in stock and material to help in events Evaluation methodology attitudinal surveys pre and post arrange events and continually review attitude - soft outcomes - diaries support – developed material to help queries training – has it happened? – evaluate self learning from this stock – is it there? referrals – is it in place? Soft Outcomes – Have we impacted on compassion and attitudes?

Evaluation Realist evaluation develops an understanding of why a programme works for whom in what circumstances Evaluations would investigate the extent to which existing structures enable or prevent changes from happening.