The Vale Assessment Fair was held on July 26, 2012 at Rutgers University and featured presentations and posters summarizing various assessment efforts at New Jersey academic libraries. Bonnie Lafazan and Elizabeth Leonard presented a poster on their research mapping ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards to chat reference interactions over 13 months to demonstrate the library's value. The fair provided overviews of assessment tools and projects covering topics such as SAILS, circulation, information literacy, chat reference, LibQual, and the efficacy of online versus face-to-face instruction.

1. THE VALE ASSESSMENT FAIR:
LEARN ABOUT SUCCESSFUL
ASSESSMENT EFFORTS AT NJ
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
July 26, 2012
@
Rutgers
University
B. Lafazan and E. Leonard presented
“Demonstrating Library Value by mapping ACRL
Information Literacy Competency Standards to
Chat Reference Interactions”

2. WHAT HAPPENED AT THE FAIR?
The fair featured overview of all kinds of
assessment tools and projects on a variety of
topics, including SAILS, Circulation, Information
Literacy, Chat Reference, LibQual and Efficacy
of Online v. Face to Face Instruction.

3. ELIZABETH & BONNIE WORK ON DISPLAY

4. BONNIE AND ELIZABETH ARE IN THE BEGINNING
STAGES OF THEIR RESEARCH. THE PURPOSE OF
THE STUDY IS TO PROVE THE LIBRARY'S VALUE BY
MAPPING THE ACRL STANDARDS TO 13 MONTHS
OF CHAT TRANSCRIPTS. THE POSTER WAS WELL
RECEIVED BY OUR COLLEAGUES WHO LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING THE RESULTS OF OUR STUDY.