Conducting Programmatic Assessment in Special Collections

Abstract

Bewildered by assessment? Learn from experts about practical steps you can take to conceive and carry out meaningful assessment initiatives at your institution. Hear how Columbia University conducted a large-scale study of its special collections users with the Archival Metrics Toolkit. Find out about the latest revisions to the annual ARL and ACRL statistical surveys and how they impact your library. See what RBMS has been doing in partnership with SAA to develop new collections, user, and use metrics to support local data gathering and inter-institutional comparisons. Get the latest on the development of primary source information literacy competency standards and how they can enhance instructional outreach. Come away equipped and energized to improve your library operations and services through programmatic assessment activities.