1. Inspired Instruction: How I stopped
Worrying and Learned to Love Assessment
Articles
Holderied, Anthony. “Library Assessment From a Fresh Perspective.” Library Connect. 30 Dec.
2011. Web. 2 Oct. 2012.
Self, Jim. “Library User Experience.”Library User Experience.Web. 2 Oct. 2012.
Shi, Xi, and Sarah Levy. “A Theory-guided Approach to Library Services Assessment.” College &
Research Libraries 66.3 (2005): 266–277. Print.
Assessment Tool
Project Sails: https://www.projectsails.org/
Project Sails is a web-based, multiple choice that can be scored in the cohort or
individual model. Scores are given in relation to peer institutions and benchmarks for
For more info, check out libraryassessment.info!
Library Assessment Tips
Start Small! What are we already doing? How can we gather data?
What do we want to know? What assessment measures will give us the data we need?
Who can help? How do we implement the assessment in a meaningful way?
What can we learn from the data gathered? How does this inform instruction and
services?
How can we use the data for our benefit? Share the information with those in power!
Who we are!
Cynthia Dudenhoffer Carrie Strodtman
Director of Information Resources Information Services Librarian
Central Methodist University Central Methodist University
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