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Library assessment in higher education

Author: Joseph R Matthews
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2007.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Suitable for library managers, this work explains the practice of assessment at academic institutions. This book helps the library manager to assess library services in the context of the library's  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Joseph R Matthews
ISBN: 9781591585312 1591585317
OCLC Number: 131063369
Description: vii, 146 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Acknowledgments --
ch. 1. Introduction --
A culture of assessment --
Important note --
Organization of the book --
Notes --
ch. 2. Mission of the college or university --
Accreditation --
Notes --
ch. 3. Model of the student educational process --
Inputs Environmental variables --
Outcomes --
Analysis of the I-E-O model --
Notes --
ch. 4. Assessment of student learning outcomes --
The individual student level --
Course level --
College or university level --
An assessment guide --
Types of measures --
Assessment example --
Summary --
Notes --
ch. 5. Assessment of the library's contribution to the educational process --
Use of the library --
Evaluation of library instruction programs --
Evaluation of information literacy programs --
Evaluation of reference services --
Evaluation of the library --
Accreditation library self-studies --
Library as place --
Summary --
Notes --
ch. 6. Institutional assessment of the research environment --
Scholarly peer assessments --
Individual attributes of the researchers --
Departmental and institutional attributes --
Institutional level assessment --
Summary --
Notes --
ch. 7. Assessment of the library's impact on the research environment --
Assessment methods --
Summary --
Notes --
ch. 8. Development of a library assessment plan --
Planning --
Implementation --
Evaluation --
Improvement --
Notes --
Appendix : Outcomes questions for practitioners --
Index.
Responsibility: Joseph R. Matthews.
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