LIBR 580 - Unit 9
TOPIC: From Assessment to Evaluation
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Assess library collections using a variety of collection- and user-centred techniques
- Describe and analyze key issues relevant to collections management including discovery, access, preservation, and use
- Analyze options and apply criteria to the acquisition, selection, de-selection, and maintenance of print, special format and electronic collections
MATERIALS & TOOLS
- Textbook
- Unit 9 slide deck (PDF)
TEACHING & LEARNING STRATEGIES
Pre-Class Preparation by Students
- Heyck-Merlin, M. (2016). The Together Leader: Get Organized for Your Success and Sanity! A Guide for School-Based, District, and Nonprofit Leaders. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
- Intner, S.S. (2003) Making your collections work for you: Collection evaluation myths & realities, Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services, 27:3, 339-350,
DOI: 10.1080/14649055.2003.10765936 - Johnson, Q. (2016) Moving from analysis to assessment: Strategic assessment of library collections. Journal of Library Administration, 56:4, 488-498,
DOI: 10.1080/01930826.2016.1157425 - Matthews, J. R. (2017). The evaluation and measurement of library services, 2nd edition. ABC-CLIO.
NOTE: First edition (2007) available in IK Barber Library
Z678.85 .M37 2007
Beginning
- Watch Lecture 21: Operations: Measuring Operational Performance from
Critical Business Skills for Success, available from The Great Courses.
Time = 33:34
Main Content
- Lecture = Demonstrating value
- Lecture = Prioritization process
- Lecture = Reporting
Class Closure
- Learning Consolidation
Activity: So What?
Logging into the LMS, students complete the following questions solo.
1. "What takeaways from the lesson will be important to know five years from now?"2. "Why?"