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Evaluation

2013

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Assessment In Practice (Presentation), Rebecca L. Mugridge Jan 2013

Assessment In Practice (Presentation), Rebecca L. Mugridge

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

This presentation provides some strategies that cataloging managers can use to evaluate and assess the services they offer.


Assessment Strategies For Cataloging Managers (Presentation), Rebecca L. Mugridge Jan 2013

Assessment Strategies For Cataloging Managers (Presentation), Rebecca L. Mugridge

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

Qualitative assessment activities, when conducted regularly and methodically, can help managers and administrators understand the impact and value of the work that we do for our customers. Are we meeting our customers' needs? Are there services that we could provide but currently do not? What are our customers’ priorities? Are we responsive to their questions and issues? Are we working as effectively as we can? This webinar will explore the use of customer service surveys, focus groups, quality initiatives, benchmarking, and other methods to evaluate and assess the work that we do.


Technical Services Assessment In Pennsylvania Academic Libraries (Presentation), Rebecca L. Mugridge Jan 2013

Technical Services Assessment In Pennsylvania Academic Libraries (Presentation), Rebecca L. Mugridge

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

Academic libraries regularly conduct assessment of library services through the use of rubrics or assessment tools such as LibQual™. Technical services activities are frequently assessed; however, the assessment is typically limited to the evaluation of specific processes. This study was designed to explore assessment activities in Pennsylvania’s academic libraries. The author designed a survey to investigate whether technical services activities are assessed, how they are assessed, who is responsible for assessment of technical services, how the results of assessment activities are shared with others, and how those results are used to improve services or for other purposes.