Colleagues—
I am looking for a recorder for the
ARLIS/NA conference session on “Using numbers and stories for
advocacy” described below. If you have some time on Monday morning and
are willing to take (and publish) notes, please get in touch with me directly
at [log in to unmask]. Thanks!
--Lynda
Using Numbers and Stories for
Advocacy (Pikes Peak –
HCC; 10:15-11:45am Monday, May 5)
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.
Moderator: Lynda S. White, Associate Director, Management
Information Services, University of Virginia Library.
Speakers:
Jeanne Brown, Head, Architecture Studies Library,
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Telling Stories about the Library: Using
Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Depicting the Library
Laura Graveline, Visual Arts Librarian, Sherman Art
Library, Dartmouth College. Assessment and Web Design
Elizabeth Schaub, Director, Visual Resources Collection,
School of Architecture, University of Texas-Austin, on behalf of Laura
Schwartz, Head, Fine Arts Library, University of Texas-Austin. Assessment,
Is It Really Worth It?: the UT Austin Fine Arts Library, a Case Study
Rina Vecchiola, Art and Architecture Librarian, Kenneth and
Nancy Kranzberg Art and Architecture Library, Washington University in St.
Louis. The Customer Centered Library: Using LibQUAL Survey Results in an
Academic Branch Library.
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Lynda S. White, Associate
Director
Management Information
Services
562 Alderman
University of Virginia
Library
PO Box 400114
Charlottesville, VA 22904
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That which is measured is
done.
--Mark Warner
Governor of Virginia, 2002-2006