For those of you interested in assessment, registration is now open for the Library Assessment Conference that will be held in Seattle this August.

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From: Martha Kyrillidou [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 3:38 PM
Subject: Library Assessment Conference 2008 Registration Now Open--Deadline May 30

For immediate release:

April 15, 2008

For more information, contact:
Kristina Justh
Statistics and Measurement Program
Association of Research Libraries
202-296-2296
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*LIBRARY ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE 2008 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN--DEADLINE MAY 30*

Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable and
Practical Assessment
University of Washington, Seattle
August 4-7, 2008

Washington DC--Registration is now open for the second Library
Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical
Assessment, the only conference in North America to focus solely on
library assessment. The conference is co-sponsored by the Association of
Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Virginia Library, and the
University of Washington Libraries and will be held August 4-7, 2008, in
Seattle, one of America's most beautiful cities that enjoys superb
summer weather in an unmatched natural setting.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This event is geared toward all library and information professionals
interested in assessment activities.

REGISTRATION
Main conference fee: $390 (includes August 4-6 conference program)
Additional workshop fee: $60 per workshop (all workshops will be held on
August 7; see below for more information on the offerings)

Registration deadline is May 30, 2008. Participants are encouraged to
register early as registration for the 2006 conference closed three
weeks before the deadline due to high demand.

Register online: http://libraryassessment.org/reg/

INVITED SPEAKERS
The 2008 conference will include a keynote panel featuring:
-Susan Gibbons, Vice Provost and Dean, River Campus Libraries,
University of Rochester
-Rick Luce, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, Emory University
-Betsy Wilson, Dean of University Libraries, University of Washington

Other invited speakers include Paul Gregutt, noted Northwest wine
columnist and author, and Phyllis Wise, Provost and Executive Vice
President, University of Washington.
Conference Topics

A full range of library assessment activities will be covered, including
digital libraries, collections, information literacy and learning
outcomes, statistics and management information, methods and tools
including LibQUAL+(r), organizational issues, performance measurement,
space planning and utilization, usability, usage and e-metrics, user
needs, and value and impact.

WORKSHOPS
Six half-day workshops will be offered on August 7:
1. "Beyond the Pie Chart: Visualization of Data" with Joe Zucca
2. "Getting Started with Learning Outcomes Assessment: Purposes,
Practical Options, and Impact" with Megan Oakleaf
3. "Jumpstarting the Assessment of Library Learning Spaces" with Crit
Stuart and Todd White
4. "Performance Measures/Balanced Scorecard" with Joe Matthews
5. "Turning Data into Information: Details behind Telling the Library
Valuation Story" with Joe Matthews
6. "Usability Testing: Effective Methodologies and Practical
Applications" with Jennifer Ward

Workshops are filling up fast and they will be offered only once.
Workshop participants must be registered for the conference.

Conference Planning Committee
Conference Co-Chairs
Steve Hiller, University of Washington
Martha Kyrillidou, Association of Research Libraries
Jim Self, University of Virginia

2008 Conference Planning Committee
Colleen Cook, Texas A&M University
Francine DeFranco, University of Connecticut
Margaret Martin Gardiner, University of Western Ontario
Debra Gilchrist, Pierce College
Irene Hoffman, OCLC Eastern
Kristina Justh, Association of Research Libraries
Megan Oakleaf, Syracuse University
Joan Stein, Carnegie Mellon University
Stephen Town, York University (England)
Stephanie Wright, University of Washington

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For more detailed information, visit the conference Web site
http://libraryassessment.org/.

* * *
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization
of 123 research libraries in North America. Its mission is to influence
the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public
policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they
serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member
research libraries, providing leadership in public and information
policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the
exchange of ideas and expertise, and shaping a future environment that
leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is on
the Web at http://www.arl.org/.


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Martha Kyrillidou
Director of Statistics and Service Quality Programs
Association of Research Libraries
21 Dupont Circle
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel. 202 296-2296
FAX: 202 872-0884
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LibQUAL+(tm) Measuring Library Service Quality
http://www.libqual.org/

ARL Statistics and Measurement Program
http://www.arl.org/stats/

StatsQUAL+(tm)
http://www.statsqual.org

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