This presentation provides an overview of peer review process, which can be utilize to evaluate library services or program.

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Peer Review 101
Vincci Kwong
Indiana University South Bend
2015 CALA Midwest Chapter Conference

2. What is Peer Review?
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Peer review is the
evaluation of work
by one or more
people of similar
competence to the
producers of the
work (peers).
- from Wikipedia

3. Why Peer Review?
• Improve programs/services
• Ensure quality
• Self enrichment
• Learn from others
• Promotion and tenure
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4. Who are involved?
• Reviewee
• Reviewer
 Internal
 External
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5. Types of Peer Review
• Summative
• Formative
 Individual
 Team
In-person
Remote/Online
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6. Peer Review Cycle
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1. Peer Review
2. Feedback
3.
Program/Service
Revision
4. Meet
evaluation
criteria

7. Peer Review Process
1. Pre-review interview
2. Peer Review
3. Post-review conference
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8. Providing Recommendation
Evaluation
Criteria
Evidence Characteristics
Helpful
Recommendation
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9. Evaluation Criteria
• Goals/mission
• Rubric
• Standard
• P&T requirement
• Personal interest
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10. Evidence
• Provide example on how the reviewee
meet or not meet the evaluation criteria
• Helpful to reviewee to understand how
s/he meet or not meet the evaluation
criteria
• Be specific
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11. Characteristics
• Constructive
• Specific
• Measurable
• Sensitive
• Balanced
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12. Helpful Tips
• Provide training and clear instruction
• Get buy-in
• Timely feedback
• Offer helpful recommendation
• Be neutral, open, relatively
unthreatening, and structured
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13. Useful Tips for Reviewer
• Understand and respect alternative
approach
• Prepare seriously for a pre-review
interview
• Listen to reviewee carefully in pre-review
interview
• Watch the attendees, not just the
reviewee
• Focus on helping, not judging
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Questions?
Feel free to contact me!
Vincci Kwong
• Email: vkwong@iusb.edu
• Phone: 574-520-4444