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Assessment On The Go: Surveying Students With An Ipad, Jennifer Link Jones, Bryan Sinclair
Assessment On The Go: Surveying Students With An Ipad, Jennifer Link Jones, Bryan Sinclair
Jennifer L. Jones
Ongoing assessment in academic libraries, particularly the measurement of student perceptions, preferences, and satisfaction, can be a challenge to schedule and execute. This paper describes a pilot project at Georgia State University Library that combined assessment with the portability of the tablet computer. A tablet computer--in this case, Apple’s iPad--loaded with survey software became a digital clipboard with the added benefit of automatic data compilation. Subjects were surveyed quickly in the library buildings, maximizing convenience for both subjects and researchers alike. The result was a model that other libraries, as well as campus student services divisions and classroom instructors, can …
Using Library Swipe-Card Data To Inform Decision Making, Jennifer Link Jones
Using Library Swipe-Card Data To Inform Decision Making, Jennifer Link Jones
Jennifer L. Jones
Georgia State University (GSU) affiliates must swipe their campus ID cards at turnstiles in order to enter the University Library buildings. The swipe verifies the individual is a GSU affiliate and unlocks the turnstile for entry. With each swipe, data such as year in school, major, and GPA are sent to a database. The library partnered with Advanced Campus Services, (ACS), GSU‟s high-performance, research computing unit, to create a tool to access the data. The end product has been a valuable tool for the library, one that has been used to inform staffing and operating hours decisions, as well as …
A Declaration Of Survey Interdependence, Tammy Sugarman, Jennifer Jones
A Declaration Of Survey Interdependence, Tammy Sugarman, Jennifer Jones
Jennifer L. Jones
Georgia State University Library administered LibQUAL+®, the library service quality survey, in 2003, 2005, and 2007. In 2009 when it was time to make decisions about another administration of LibQUAL+®, opinions were mixed. Some administrators liked the longitudinal data our previous iterations provided, and the comments always are quite valuable. On the other hand, the response rate drops each year, even with the introduction of incentives in 2007. Additionally, while LibQUAL+® provides useful information, it is not always specific to reports required by the university, such as the library’s institutional effectiveness report. The library decided on a two-fold approach. We …
Collaborative Marketing For Electronic Resources, Marie Kennedy
Collaborative Marketing For Electronic Resources, Marie Kennedy
Marie R. Kennedy
Secret Shopper Project Scenarios, Jennifer Link Jones
Secret Shopper Project Scenarios, Jennifer Link Jones
Jennifer L. Jones
No abstract provided.
Our Aims As Library Instructors: Context, Value, And Ownership - Selected Resources, Jennifer Link Jones
Our Aims As Library Instructors: Context, Value, And Ownership - Selected Resources, Jennifer Link Jones
Jennifer L. Jones
No abstract provided.
Secret Shopper Project Evaluation Forms, Jennifer Link Jones
Secret Shopper Project Evaluation Forms, Jennifer Link Jones
Jennifer L. Jones
No abstract provided.