Presentation and workshop focused on the SCONUL Impact and Value Study. Delivered at SCONUL Conference in Glasgow on 29th June 2014.

1. SCONUL Value and
Impact Study
Evidence Base at Birmingham City University
Jo Alcock and Pete Dalton

2. Core aim
To review existing studies,
projects and statistics on
the value and impact of
Higher Education
libraries to develop
resources for use by
SCONUL Executive
Board and SCONUL
members.
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3. Methodology
Secondary research is core focus, with some primary research
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4. Secondary research
• Existing research to be
collated, summarised, and
synthesised to extract:
• Methods
• Toolkits and guides
• High-level statistics
• Examples of good practice
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5. Primary research
• To uncover currently unreported
examples of good practice and
share them more broadly.
• Data collected via:
• Online survey
• Follow-up interviews
• Face-to-face and online
discussions (such as today!)
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6. Deliverables
Outputs to support SCONUL Executive Board and SCONUL members
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7. Review report
• Overview of findings from both
primary and secondary research
• To include:
• information on previous and
current studies/projects
• methods for measuring value and
impact
• headline findings
• guidance for future studies
• recommendations for future
development
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8. Summary infographic
• For advocacy and
communication with external
bodies
• Data from SCONUL
statistics and existing library
data analytics
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9. Best practice guides
• For use within SCONUL
members' libraries
• Practical guides to support
measuring value and impact
• Available online and
downloadable

10. Timescale
Project began in June and will complete in December
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11. Key areas of focus
June - Project initiation
July - Secondary research
August - Primary research
September - Analysis and synthesis
October - Drafting project outputs
November - Reviewing project
outputs
December - Finalising project outputs
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12. Get involved
Ways you can feed into the project
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13. Getting involved
• Project blog
• Complete and promote online
survey (to be launched on
14th July and open until 5th
September)
• Contribute to examples of
best practice - email
ebase@bcu.ac.uk
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14. Any questions/
comments on the study?
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15. What studies, projects, toolkits and
guides are you aware of to measure
the value and impact of your library?
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Existing resources

16. What do you currently do, or are
planning to do, to measure the
value and impact of your library?
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Your experience

17. What one sentence would you like
to be able to say about your library's
value and impact, and to whom?
The ideal
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18. Contact us
http://sconulvalueandimpactstudy.wordpress.com
ebase@bcu.ac.uk