From:
Lucy E Lyons <l-lyons_at_northwestern.edu>
Hi Rachel---This is a guide devoted to Collection Assessment
<http://libguides.northwestern.edu/Assessment>. It includes packaged
data, instructions on carrying out various types of analysis on all
types of formats, links to resources, etc. I hope it is of help to you..
http://libguides.northwestern.edu/Assessment
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From:
Ibironke O Lawal <ilawal_at_vcu.edu>
Dear Rachel:
Your message is interesting so I thought I will give you my 2 cents.
Collection assessment has many angles. Do you want to assess internally,
to see whether you are meeting the needs of your community? Or do you
want to assess your collection in comparison with other peer
institutions? Or do you want to assess the collection in terms of value
or impact it has on the success of your students and faculty research?
So determining which one you want to do will help you to identify tools.
Say for instance you want to compare your collection with those of peer
institutions, you might want to subscribe to OCLC Worldcat Collection
Analysis. Let me know if you have further questions.
Thanks
Ronke
From: Rachael Altman <raltman_at_alasu.edu> <mailto:raltman_at_alasu.edu>
Good day, colleagues,
I am a new collection development librarian. I have been researching
academic library collection assessment over the last few weeks. I plan
to complete a plan/policy in order to complete an assessment of the
entire collection at my library. The summer is a great time to tackle
large scale projects because it's much slower at the library.
I am wondering if anyone has suggestions for
additional professional resources to consult and if your library has a
collection assessment plan/policy or any assessment/peer analysis
documents that you would be willing to share with me? I will be
eternally grateful for any insight you are willing to share with me.
I realize collection assessment is an ongoing project for most
libraries. This being the case, I am trying to figure out the best way
to accomplish this task for my library. I am consulting the following
resources in order to develop a project plan:
·Network of Alabama Academic Libraries Collection Assessment Manual - 2009
·Collection Assessment: A Look at the RLG Conspectus - 1991
·Surviving the Future: Academic Libraries, Quality & Assessment - Munde
& Marks 2009
·Outcomes Assessment in Your Library - Hernon & Dugan 2002 (published by
ALA)
·Strategic Planning in College Libraries - ACRL 2011
·ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education - 2011
Many thanks for your help!
Best,
Rachael
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Rachael Altman, MA, MLIS
Collection Development Librarian
Levi Watkins Learning Center
Alabama State University
915 South Jackson Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-229-6876
Email: raltman_at_alasu.edu <mailto:raltman_at_alasu.edu>
Received on Fri Jun 14 2013 - 03:07:27 EDT