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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which is measured is done. --Mark Warner Governor of Virginia, 2002-2006 __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask]