As a member of the collection assessment community, would you please review and send comments to me (l-lyons@northwestern.edu) in regard to this evolving website http://www.library.northwestern.edu/eraca/data_bank_info/top_level/nul_databank.html? The goal is to provide support and training for librarians who have collection development duties. Thank you for any suggestions, criticisms, etc. And thanks to Joe Zucca/Penn Library Data Farm for inspiration.
Against the Grain is now accepting submissions of articles for the November 2006 issue. This issue will look at the topic of “Collections Assessment in the Digital Age.â€
Possible article topics:
development of new technologies/systems/tools for assessing electronic collections
future of collections assessment
impact of the internet as a tool for collection assessment
redesigning collection assessment procedures [...]
1) Managing Electronic Collections: A NISO Workshop
A two day workshop in Denver, CO (September 28-30, 2006). Day One is themed “Understanding users and usage” and includes sessions on:
Measuring Your Performance to Communicate Your Story
Using the COUNTER Code of Practice: A Tutorial
SUSHI at Work: A Tutorial
Closing the Loop with Usability Testing: A Solutions Forum
2) Focussing [...]
Lynn Silipigni Connaway’s (OCLC) presentation on the hows and whys of meeting user needs is now available. The NASIG presentation, Mountains, Valleys, and Pathways: Serials Users’ Needs, draws on the user-centered IMLS-funded research findings of the “Sense-Making the Information Confluence: The Whys and Hows of College and University User Satisficing of Information Needs” study.
MPS Technologies and Thomson Scientific have successfully completed the transfer of
data between their two systems, using the SUSHI (Standardized Usage Statistics
Harvesting Initiative, sponsored by NISO) protocol. This joint initiative came in
response to the growing demand for more in-depth usage analysis, as well as the
continuing need to ease the time consuming process of managing vendor usage
statistics.
The [...]
1) Tools for Collection Assessment
There is an increasing emphasis on accountability in libraries. Since collections are the largest expense after personnel in most libraries, assessment of the contents and use of collections is an important aspect of accountability. Collection analysis and the sharing of information about collections are also key components of internal [...]
Add new tag assessment plans data repository IMLS poster qualitative ROI wayfinding
