Summary of Report Findings
An assessment audit was performed in an effort to inventory assessment activities that took place during 2010 – 2015. The Assessment Committee found that library staff engaged in both qualitative and quantitative assessment of library services.
Quantitative assessment centered primarily on data collection, and included:
- Access Services statistics
- reference transactions
- instruction statistics
- interlibrary loan statistics
- website statistics
- digital collection downloads
- visits and events
- consultations
- social media outreach
- collection/stacks management
- cataloging/metadata production
- electronic resource maintenance
- acquisitions and fiscal reporting
- digital scholarship
- open access journals
- textbook affordability
- statistical reporting
Qualitative assessment included:
- instruction assessment
- library wide assessments, such as LibQual
- intermittent assessment of virtual reference and reference/consultation services
- usability testing for the website and digital collections interface
- reading room survey (Special Collections)
- textbook affordability
The Assessment Committee recommended that each library department/unit engage in both qualitative and quantitative assessment on an ongoing basis at scheduled intervals. Further, the committee recommended that a variety of methods be utilized when conducting qualitative assessment. These methods include, but are not limited to, surveys, focus groups, and transcript analysis.
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