Heather Crozier, Electronic Resources Librarian Jenny Donley, Cataloging and Knowledge Architect Librarian

1. WHAT YOUR STATS SAY ABOUT YOU:
Student-Centered Statistics

2. HELLO!
Heather Crozier
Electronic Resources
Librarian
h-crozier@onu.edu
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Jenny Donley
Cataloging and Knowledge
Architect Librarian
j-donley.1@onu.edu
We are:

3. Why do we keep stats?
Because they tell us to… 1 3

4. WHY DO WE KEEP STATS – THE BASICS
◉ Annual reports for the Board of Trustees
◉ Assessment
● What are students using?
◉ Collection development
● What do students need?
◉ Regulations/accreditations (institutional or program-level)
◉ Strategic planning
● Are we meeting the needs of our students?
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5. Why do we keep stats?
Unexpected or disastrous reasons 2 5

6. WHY DO WE KEEP STATS – THE UNEXPECTED
◉ Budget rationalizations
● Meeting student needs
◉ Grant opportunities
● Chances to improve resources
◉ Library space: retention and expansion
● Protecting student study space or advocating for more
◉ Threats to the bottom line
● Justifying the necessity of the library, librarians, and library staff
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7. What are we trying to prove?
Foresight and Hindsight 3 7

8. WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO PROVE – THE END GOAL(S)
◉ Equity of resource allocation and spending
● All majors are important to us
◉ Evidence of resource utilization
● Getting the most for our students
◉ Good stewards of our budget
● Student-focused purchasing
◉ Justifying shift to electronic formats
◉ Responsiveness to student needs/requests
● Connecting back to student surveys
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9. How do we do this?
CHARTS AND GRAPHS!!!! No really, they help. 4 9

10. MAKE THE MOST OF
CHARTS AND GRAPHS
TO HELP ILLUSTRATE
YOUR STATS
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11. A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
A complex idea can be
conveyed with just a
single still image, namely
making it possible to
absorb large amounts of
data quickly.
*we totally used the template
text for this slide because
it was perfect.
For example, this image
shows a study area in
our library during off-
peak hours. In a report,
we would place it side by
side with a peak-hour
photo to wordlessly
illustrate the difference.
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12. AND REMEMBER…
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13. THANKS!
Feel free to contact us!
Please visit our LibGuide for more info: https://libguides.onu.edu/nasig19
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Heather Crozier
Electronic Resources Librarian
h-crozier@onu.edu
Jenny Donley
Cataloging and Knowledge Architect Librarian
j-donley.1@onu.edu

14. CREDITS
◉ Slide 11 image: Heterick Memorial Library photo archives
◉ Slide 12 graph: Heather Crozier
◉ Slide 13 image: Edit of https://github.com/Marcnuth avatar by Dusty Donley
Special thanks to all the people who made and released this awesome template with
loads of built-in advice for free:
◉ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival: https://www.slidescarnival.com/free-
quince-presentation-template/584
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