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From: Moulaison, Heather Lea
Date: Mon, May 7, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Subject: [LRRT Steering Committee] RE: RE: Re: RE: RE: To be discussed at June meeting: membership benefits
To: “lrrtsc@ala.org”

I created a Twitter account for LRRT this past weekend: https://twitter.com/#!/ALA_LRRT Be on the lookout for tweets from this account – we’ll be using it in the next few weeks to make announcements about the forums. It’s our hope that other ALA accounts will pick up and retweet our announcements.

If you would like to follow the account, that would be great. We’ll follow you in return. Please feel free to RT our announcements to your followers, too.

Since the account is now created, I’d like to suggest we use Twitter as a primary platform for social media communications. Twitter has changed a lot in the past few years. It’s now possible to attach fliers and photos (and URLs, of course). Committees can ask specific members to tweet events, mentioning LRRT (@ALA_LRRT) or using our hashtag (#ALA_LRRT), and the Communication committee can use it for announcements.

Thanks,

Heather

2012 05 09 martha kyrillidou ARL Comments (0) Permalink

ClimateQUAL® Webcast Recording Now Available

The Association of Research Libraries has released a free recording on the ARL YouTube Channel of the ClimateQUAL® Webcast, held on April 17, 2012.

The webcast is designed to provide potential and current participants with practical information for administering a survey, to help participants with interpreting the data and its analysis, and to share best practices in using the results.

The webcast features Paul Hanges (Maryland), the lead researcher of the ClimateQUAL® protocol, and David Green (ARL), who highlights important implementation steps. Jay Schafer and Dianna Williams (Massachusetts), Jean Zanoni (Marquette), and Sue Baughman (ARL) discuss the drivers of this assessment and follow-up actions based on the survey results. Martha Kyrillidou (ARL) hosts and facilitates the event. Q&A is interspersed throughout the workshop.

The ClimateQUAL® Webcast is part of the 2012 ARL Statistics & Assessment Webcast Series. For more information on the other events in the series, please visit the original blog post.

2012 04 25 david green ClimateQUAL®
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Library’s Efficiency, Impact and Outcomes: Statistical Evaluation and Other Methods as Tools for Management and Decision-making

Library’s Efficiency, Impact and Outcomes: Statistical Evaluation and Other Methods as Tools for Management and Decision-making
Aug 8-9 2012, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
http://kirjasto.utu.fi/ifla2012/

Conference programme

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

13.00 – 16.30 Guided tour to the libraries in Turku
18.00 – 22.00 Delegate Reception and Evening Party in Moomin World

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2012 04 19 martha kyrillidou IFLA
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ClimateQUAL® Webcast: register now

Online registration is now open for the 2012 ClimateQUAL® Webcast, a free workshop designed to provide potential and current participants with vital information on the ClimateQUAL® service, a survey protocol capturing data on Organizational Climate and Diversity Assessment (OCDA). This one-hour webcast will provide practical information for administering a survey, help participants with interpreting the data and its analysis, and share best practices in using the results.

The webcast will feature Paul Hanges (Maryland), the lead researcher of the ClimateQUAL® protocol who will cover the fundamental tenets of the protocol and David Green (ARL) who will highlight important implementation steps. Jay Schafer (Massachusetts), Jean Zanoni (Marquette) and Sue Baughman (ARL) will discuss the drivers of this assessment and follow-up actions based on the survey results. Martha Kyrillidou (ARL) will host and facilitate the event. Q&A will be available through an online bulletin board.

Please register here for the ClimateQUAL® Webcast, to be held on April 17 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The webcast will be recorded and made freely available on ARL’s YouTube channel.

The ClimateQUAL® Webcast is part of the 2012 ARL Statistics & Assessment Webcast Series. A free recording of the LibQUAL+® Webcast is available on the ARL YouTube Channel.

2012 04 05 david green ClimateQUAL®
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Videos demonstrating the value of the library

The University of Washington (UW) Libraries is transforming spaces, processes, and services in creative ways to better serve students during a time of restricted resources. They offer interactive spaces for collaborative study and research, 24/7 online chat with reference librarians, embedded reference assistance for health care teams, and electronic delivery of scanned print materials. Learn more at http://www.lib.washington.edu/.
This video was produced by the UW Two Years to Two Decades (2y2d) Initiative, a planning effort to align near-term (two-year) decisions to maximize resources with long-term (two-decade) objectives to invest strategically in our future. Learn more at http://www.washington.edu/discover/leadership/provost/initiatives/2y2d

2012 03 27 martha kyrillidou ARL
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User Experience (UX)/Assessment Librarian – University of Louisville (UofL) Libraries

The University of Louisville (UofL) Libraries invites applications from creative and self-motivated candidates for the newly-created position of User Experience (UX)/Assessment Librarian.  This dynamic individual will play a key in helping the libraries achieve its 2020 strategic vision of becoming a nationally-recognized model of user-focused, research library services. http://louisville.edu/library/about/docs/Strategic_Plan_2012_2020.pdf

Responsibilities include:  • Collect, analyze and communicate assessment findings to assist the organization in adopting a more data-driven approach to planning and decision-making.  • Lead the Assessment & Resource Planning Team in creating and implementing an innovative and effective assessment program consistent with the libraries strategic initiatives; collaborate on unit-based assessment efforts.  • Interact with the various user communities through formal and informal channels to identify their priorities, needs and experiences related to the University Libraries. • Coordinate the Undergraduate Student Advisory Board and assist with the creation of additional advisory boards representing other user groups.  • Improve and manage the libraries program for gathering, archiving and analyzing local statistics on library usage, collections and services; coordinate the response to recurring surveys (ARL, ACRL, etc.).  • Represent the libraries on assessment issues at the university, regional and national level. • Serve as a liaison to a subject area. • Share expertise through publications, presentations and other forms of scholarship; participate in service to the profession, university or community.

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Call for Proposals: Library Assessment Conference 2012

All proposals due by March 30, 2012

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Virginia Library, the University of Washington Libraries, and the Conference Planning Committee are pleased to issue this call for proposals for the 2012 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held in Charlottesville, Virginia, October 29-31, 2012.

The conference goal is to build and further a vibrant library assessment community by bringing together interested practitioners and researchers who have responsibility or interest in the broad field of library assessment. The conference provides a mix of invited speakers, contributed papers and posters, and workshops that stimulate discussion and provide workable ideas for effective, practical and sustainable library assessment. This biennial conference builds on the success of the first three conferences held in Charlottesville (2006), Seattle (2008), and Baltimore (2010).

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LibQUAL+® Seeks Applicants for In-Kind Grant Program 2013

LibQUAL+®Apply by June 17, 2012 or December 16, 2012*

LibQUAL+® will award up to five institutions in-kind grants to participate in the 2013 LibQUAL+® survey, with a goal of offering one grant for every 50 libraries registered. This will be the eighth year LibQUAL+® has sponsored an in-kind grant program. There are two application deadlines for the 2013 grant program: June 17, 2012, and December 16, 2012.

Selection of grant recipients will be based on the following criteria:

  1. Financial need. The ability of the institution to pay the 2013** fee for participation in LibQUAL+® will be considered. Applicants with the greatest financial need, who also meet the other criteria, will be given priority.
  2. Contribution to the growth of LibQUAL+®. The LibQUAL+® Team continues to have strong interest in expanding the reach and scope of the survey in terms of how the survey is applied in different environments. Institutions whose participation would represent a new library type, a new language translation, a new country, or would otherwise increase the diversity of the LibQUAL+® project are particularly encouraged to apply. The team is seeking institutions whose participation will provide the team with the best opportunity to further its understanding of library service quality.
  3. Improvements in local service and quality. The ability of the participating library to both improve overall services and contribute to the quality of service provided to students and faculty at the institution will be considered.

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LibQUAL+® Webcast Recording Now Available

LibQUAL+®The Association of Research Libraries has released a free recording on the ARL YouTube Channel of the LibQUAL+® Webcast, held on February 14, 2012.

The webcast was designed to provide potential and current participants with practical information for administering a survey, to help participants with interpreting the data and its analysis, and to share best practices in using the results.

Key members of the LibQUAL+® team, Martha Kyrillidou and David Green, hosted the webcast. Our guest presenters were:

  • Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director of the HBCU Library Alliance,
  • Carla Stoffle, Dean, University Libraries and Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, and
  • Chestalene Pintozzi, Director of Project Management & Assessment, University of Arizona.

The LibQUAL+® Webcast kicked off the 2012 ARL Statistics & Assessment Webcast Series. For more information on the other events in the series, please visit the original blog post.

2012 02 28 david green LibQUAL+®
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LibQUAL+® Awards In-Kind Grants to Three Libraries for 2012 Survey

LibQUAL+®Washington DC—LibQUAL+® is pleased to announce that three libraries have been selected to receive in-kind grants in 2012. The selection of grantees was based on financial need, contribution to the growth of LibQUAL+®, and potential for surfacing best practices in the area of library service improvements. The 2012 LibQUAL+® grant recipients are:

Lincoln University

Lincoln University of Missouri is a historically black, 1890 land-grant, public institution founded in 1866 by the men of the 62nd and 65th United States Colored Infantries and their white officers, for the special benefit of freed African Americans. Lincoln University holds an open enrollment policy, admitting students who may benefit from, and contribute to, its educational programs, regardless of age, race, creed, sex, color, religion, national origin, or handicap.

Dean Jerome Offord, Jr. and his colleagues created an aggressive project timeline for LibQUAL+®, the fruits of which will help guide them as they rethink their organizational structure, staffing roles, and service delivery method. The Lincoln University plan of action “includes the development of a library strategic plan that will implement assessment feedback from users, guide service delivery decisions, and provide an opportunity to create a recurring assessment life cycle, and help create a vision for a user-centered library.”

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