- TOOLS & their significance for assessment:
- BHCC Library Assessment Forms – Here is a sample of some forms the BHCC Library is using for assessment purposes:
This website is used by BHCC Library to gather together the major tools and resources related to assessment.
TOOLS & their significance for assessment: Examples of library service tools, software and other commercial products related to assessment tasks (listing of products on this website does not necessarily constitute an endorsement):
Serials Solutions/Central Search & AMS --
http://www.serialssolutions.com/ams.asp -- provides accurate data, robust linking, and e-journal management expertise that helps library managers and staff simplify e-journal access and paper serials systems for better control and more informed decision making. Overlap analysis, usage statistics and usage statistics analysis, library data customizer and account management tools reduce labor intensive clerical tasks so credentialed and experienced staff can focus on decision making and planning.
LibQual --
http://www.libqual.org/About/FAQ/index.cfm -- The LibQUAL+(TM) instrument Service quality "measurements" are snapshot or discrete summaries of library users' evaluation of their experiences. Its results are believed to represent quantitative and qualitative data useful for the assessment of how good/bad, or pleasant/unpleasant their experiences are. As a "Service quality" tool, LibQual works to identify the library users' subjective evaluation of what management calls "customer service."
WorldCat Collection Analysis --
http://www.oclc.org/collectionanalysis/ -- Helps to optimize the library's acquisitions budget, by providing precise data that reveals the library's subject-matter strengths, gaps, and overlaps. The process enab;les library management to analyze the collection and compare it to other collections with minimal drain on staff, time, or financial resources.
YBP Gobi2--
http://www.ybp.com/ybp/DomIndex.html?gobiedition2.html&1 GOBI Edition 2 builds on the success of GOBI (Global Online Bibliographic Information), YBP's online customer interface for searching, selecting, order, and reporting enables library staff to capture parts of the collection development and management process for efficient and accurate analysis and reporting of holdings and budget expenditures in relation to the curriculum and the collection as a whole. For example, library staff uses Gobi2 to quickly search, create, claim or edit standing orders online, establish profiles for remote sectors, such as teaching faculty, and alert them to lists of pertinent titles with automatic email messages and analyzes their approval activity using a series of new reports while involving faculty in meaningful decision making based on accurate data
III Innovative Interfaces Inc Millennium.--
http://www.iii.com/mill/circ.shtml Uploading and downloading information between the campus student management system and the library system improve assessment of library users in relation to their evolving college experience. Circulation statistics drive everything from library funding to collection development decision making related to all types of materials (books, serials, supplies, etc.) via purchase, gift, and exchange. Millennium ILL, Acquisitions and other modules also offers comprehensive statistics and reports, including up-to-the-minute fund status, missing item reports and collection gaps apparent through resource sharing experiences.
ETS - Educational Testing Service for Information Literacy --
http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.435c0b5cc7bd0ae7015d9510c3921509/?vgnextoid=b8a246f1674f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD The ICT Literacy Assessment is a comprehensive test of Information and Communication Technology proficiency that uses scenario-based tasks to measure both cognitive and technical skills. The assessment provides support for institutional ICT literacy initiatives, guides curricula innovations, informs articulation and progress standings, and assesses individual student proficiency.
BHCC Month At A Glance Form – The BHCC Library captures the data on this sheet every month to aid with assessment
BHCC Daily Work Log – BHCC Library Staff are using this sheet to monitor how they spend their day, and to measure the difference between PLAN versus REALITY.
BHCC Lending Services Assignment Sheet – BHCC Library staff use this sheet to assign tasks to its Lending Services Crew. Quickly determining the staff who completed tasks is a crucial first step to assessing quality of task completion.
BHCC Acquisition Proposal Form – BHCC Library staff use this sheet when assessing if materials should be added to the collection
Assessment Presentation Content:
NEASC December 2007 (Powerpoint)
Library Assessment The Evolving BHCC Fact Book