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Issues In Establishing A Culture Of Assessment In A Complex Academic Health Sciences Library, Sally Bowler-Hill, Janis Teal Aug 2006

Issues In Establishing A Culture Of Assessment In A Complex Academic Health Sciences Library, Sally Bowler-Hill, Janis Teal

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This poster reports HSLICs experience creating a culture of assessment through the administration of customer satisfaction surveys for its library and technology support services. HSLIC's goal is to create a unified assessment culture in which services are evaluated regularly, generating a picture of the overall effectiveness of the organization. The LibQUAL+\u2122 survey was employed to evaluate library services. A technology support survey was developed in-house because an environmental scan did not reveal any standardized surveys for technology support services. The use of varying survey methodologies limits HSLIC's ability to integrate survey data and assess overall strengths and weaknesses besides adversely …


Online Social Networking Tools: An Introduction, Paulita Aguilar, Holly Phillips, Twila Firmature Apr 2006

Online Social Networking Tools: An Introduction, Paulita Aguilar, Holly Phillips, Twila Firmature

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Learn how blogs and wikis are helping citizens of the web interact socially and build communities. The presenters will define and describe these web tools, as well as RSS (really Simple Syndication) which is often used in conjunction with blogs and wikis. Examples of current uses by non-librarians, and librarians will be shown. Practical tips to consider before building a blog or wiki will be discussed.