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The Strategic Assessment Committee developed the following plan to set a direction for library assessment projects, both formative and summative. See Assessment & User Experience to learn more about who we are and what we do.

Assessment Plans

A list of assessment projects
Project NameDescription and PurposeNotes
Data Inventory

An updated inventory containing all the data library teams are collecting will help us: 

  • get a sense of the scope of data collection work in the library
  • support the rationalization of data collection
  • identify opportunities for inter-team connections 

Strategic Priorities: Adopt Evidence-based Practices

  • Complete - Fall 2022
Centralize Data

The goal of this project is to have one place where all data is stored from all library teams. A place where anyone with permissions could access the data at any time in an easy, accessible, user-friendly way. This would help support evidence-based decision-making.

The technical decisions and processes for this project may fall outside our direct influence so we envision collaborating with Library and Central IT. 

Strategic Priorities: Adopt Evidence-based Practices 

  • In progress - Fall 2022
Longitudinal Survey

What did we lose when we stopped using LibQual?  

Many libraries with good reputations in the assessment world issue annual or biennial surveys to check-in with users and get a longitudinal picture of the library overall. The results would provide a baseline to help us make informed decisions, and give us ideas of where we need to do further exploration through more focused assessment and/or UX studies.  

Strategic Priorities: Adopt Evidence-based Practices; Foster an Inclusive and Engaged Staff Culture; Contribute to Strategic Campus Initiatives 

  • In progress - Summer 2023
Reimagining External Reporting Workflows

This project hopes to make the process of external data reporting more streamlined. This could include a single common spreadsheet which shows: 

  • timelines of when data is due  
  • who is responsible for collecting the data (and inputting it into the spreadsheet) 
  • where data is being reported 
  • definitions of what data is required 

Strategic Priorities: Foster an Inclusive and Engaged Staff Culture.

  • In progress - Winter 2023
Stories of Impact

How can we gather and keep track of the stories of how staff made a difference for users, and what can we do with these stories? How can we tap into insights beyond the metrics we collect quantitatively?

Strategic Priorities: Adopt Evidence-based Practices; Contribute to Strategic Campus Initiatives 

  • Coming soon!
Reporting Learning Objects

This project would entail further discussions around how we report learning objects. This project is inter-connected with a number of other topics including findability, Accessibility, and library branding.

Strategic Priorities: Adopt Evidence-based Practices 

  • Complete - Winter 2023
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