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Big Heads: Physical Materials & Space Crises, Survey Results Summary
(2019-01-10)About the survey Participating libraries Institutional Demographics Context and Motivations Current Practices -
Case Study: Implementing a Sustainable, Long-Term Student Learning Assessment Program
(2017)This case study offers a model and set of practical approaches to implementing a sustainable, long-term student learning assessment program. While many academic libraries assess student learning outcomes, and the literature ... -
Three Thousand Library Users Can’t Be Wrong: Demonstrating Library Impact Using One Open-Ended Survey Question
(Association of College and Research Libraries, 2018)Librarians seeking to balance quantitative value measures with qualitative methods should consider the inclusion of critical incident technique (CIT) questions into their library value inquiries. Even the addition of one ... -
Collections Budget Allocation Practices Survey and results
(2018-07)The University of Washington is conducting a survey to analyze collection budget allocation practices among libraries. Your input will provide important information about current practices as well as future contemplated ... -
Simplifying the collections budget to maximize flexibility and increase responsiveness to user needs
(2018-11-07)A shift in collection budget allocations; Process of change; Fund structure; catalyst for cultural change; Allocation practices; John P Kotter -
Budgets on my mind: Changing Budget Allocations to Meet Teaching and Research Needs
(2018-11)Survey trend analysis of collections budget allocation practices. -
Creating a Strategic and Flexible Assessment Framework for Undergraduate Student Outreach
(2018-09-11)This chapter details how the Undergraduate Student Success team at the University of Washington’s Odegaard Library designed new student-focused programming and created a program of outreach assessment to demonstrate value ... -
REFRAMING THE FRAMEWORK: SITUATED INFORMATION LITERACY IN THE MUSIC CLASSROOM
(2018-05-22)Perhaps the story of your orientation to information literacy is similar to mine. It begins with some confusion: "Information literacy? What is that, exactly?" After a course or two in library school on teaching or ... -
From observer to participant: teaching music information literacy using the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education
(2018-05-22)Helping music students see the relevancy of information literacy has been both a long-standing goal and challenge for music librarians. Despite the preconceptions of the typical music student, information literacy is key ... -
Cutting through the Fog: Government Information, Librarians, and the Forty-Fifth Presidency
(American Library Association, 2018-03)The presidential election of 2016 and the ensuing 45th presidential administration have been marked by an increasingly polarized electorate, concerns about “fake news,” and a greater use of social media. President Trump ... -
The North Carolina State University Libraries' Alt-Textbook Project: Open Education That Opens a Door to the Library
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User Surveys at the University of Washington Libraries
(Chandos Publishing, 2016)The University of Washington Libraries has a long-established and robust assessment programme that has delivered critical information about user needs, library and information use, importance, impact and priorities for ... -
Understanding the Transfer Student Experience Using Design Thinking
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017)Purpose: Discussion of a 2015-16 University of Washington Libraries project focused on understanding the needs and challenges of transfer students on the Seattle campus and developing innovative ways to support transfer ... -
2016 Triennial Survey Report
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Leading from Unexpected Places through Collaboration: Undergraduate Libraries in the Research University
(Library Leadership & Management, Vol 31, No 3, 2017-05-08)Perhaps not immediately considered the crown jewels of our collections-rich and research-focused university library systems, undergraduate libraries are well-positioned to grow in importance moving forward, as large ...
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