Colleagues--
The ARLIS/NA Conference Planning Advisory Committee has approved a session
on assessment for our conference in Denver next spring. I am looking for
one or two speakers for this session. If you have a story you would like
to share about using assessment tools and data to make changes in services
and resources, or know of someone who has experience with this, please let
me know as soon as possible ([log in to unmask]). Here is a description
of the session.
Using Numbers and Stories for Advocacy
Large academic libraries now routinely use data to make decisions on
priorities and services, and to make a case for improved resources. They
often have the infrastructure to collect the data through tools such as
surveys, focus groups, interviews, usability testing, benchmarking, or
gathering local statistics. How can smaller collections tap into this
process? How can various kinds of art libraries and image collections use
assessment tools to make a case for more resources or otherwise influence
decision-making? How can they connect within their larger institutions to
find data that may already be available, or work collaboratively on
projects to create their own supporting data? This session will look at
how quantitative and qualitative information can be used to influence
decisions in arts collections.
--Lynda
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Lynda S. White, Associate Director
Management Information Services
562 Alderman Library
PO Box 400114
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904
(434)924-3240 / [log in to unmask]
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That which is measured is done.
--Mark Warner
Governor of Virginia, 2002-2006
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