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Reviewing the academic library : a guide to self-study and external review
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- ISBN: 9780838987834 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0838987834 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780838987841 (pdf : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780838987858 (epub : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780838987865 (kindle : alk. paper)
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xv, 334 pages ; 23 cm - Publisher: Chicago : Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part I. Why review? : An introduction to the higher education accreditation process / Crystal A. Baird and Ellie A. Fogarty : Overview of regional accreditation ; Common themes within the library-related standards ; Educational quality and libraries ; Trends in accreditation and higher education ; Librarian's roles in accreditation activities -- Thinking beyond the library: contributing to institutional value through accreditation / Debra Gilchrist : New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) ; Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) ; Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACS) ; North Central/Higher Learning Commission (HLC) ; Western Association of Schools and colleges (SASC) ; Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) ; Shining the spotlight: on library example of demonstrating connection to mission -- The role of the library in programmatic accreditation / Patricia L. Thibodeau and Steven J. Melamut : Programmatic accreditation standards ; Integration into the accreditation process ; Leveraging library role in accreditation and assessment process -- "Trust but verify": nonmandated reviews in academic libraries / Joseph Lucia and Jillian Gremmels : Interview findings -- Part 2. Approaches to the process : The library self-study process / Eleanor Mitchell and Peggy Seiden : Shaping and structuring the process: a blueprint for the library's self-study ; Identifying the stakeholders ; Developing the framework of the self-study ; Following a timeline ; Collecting evidence and documentation ; Crafting a compelling narrative ; Responding to and learning from the review: the institutional response -- Standards: a framework for the self-study / Pamela Snelson : Use of standards ; Writing the self-study ; Does this approach work? -- Successful external reviews: process and practicalities / Kara Malenfant and Kathryn Deiss : Purpose of the external review ; The review team ; Preparing for the review ; The site visit ; The external reviews' report ; Appendi[ces]: Sample charge for the external review committee ; Site visit guide examples -- Building an organizational culture of assessment / Pixey Anne Mosley, Susan Goodwin, and Michael L. Maciel : Quantitative data, qualitative data, and relevancy ; Culture of assessment and your assessment portfolio ; Communicating your findings to library staff and the broader community ; Responding to the data ; The costs of building a culture assessment -- Part 3. Gathering supporting data: assessment methods : Data desiderata: data that measures "what you want to measure" / James Rettig -- Role of metrics as a tool for self-study: a review of data surveys / Teresa A. Fishel : Getting started ; Association of Research Libraries annual survey ; Telling stories with data ; NCES Academic Library Survey ; ACRLMetrics ; Challenges ; Closing thoughts -- Understanding library and information service quality with MISO Survey and LibQUAL+ / Martha Kyrillidou and David Consiglio : Our environment ; Measuring information service outcomes: the MISO survey ; LibQUAL+: charting library services quality -- Toward a continuous mixed-methods assessment model for library and IT services / David Consiglio : Quantitative methods ; Qualitative methods ; Mixed-methods assessment (CoMMA) model ; An example of how CoMMA might work -- Using MISO to improve library and IT services / David Smallen -- Measuring and demonstrating information literacy outcomes in a review process / Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Melissa Autumn Wong : Learning outcomes ; Course, program, and institutional outcomes ; Assessment of student learning ; Assessment of student learning ; Evidence ; Ongoing collection, analysis, and use of evidence in review processes ; Concluding advice -- Proving and improving the value of the academic library / Melissa Bowles-Terry : The value initiative ; Research on the impact and value of the academic library ; Challenges ; Appendix : Highlighting emerging research: value blog and bibliography -- On the horizon : future thinking about assessment in the academic library / James G. Neal. |
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| Subject: | Libraries United States Accreditation United States Academic libraries United States Evaluation Academic libraries Accreditation United States |
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Reviewing the Academic Library : A Guide to Self-Study and External Review
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Mitchell (director of library svcs., Dickinson Coll.) and Seiden (coll. librarian, Swarthmore Coll.) have assembled a veritable all-star lineup of contributors for this volume that examines self-study and external reviews in academic libraries. Like other recent publications, a dearth of literature on challenges and opportunities related to self-study and external reviews served as the impetus for this volume. Although this is a comprehensive overview of the topic, it is not a step-by-step, how-to manual. Chapters can be read in a stand-alone fashion, but they combine to provide a foundation for initiating, implementing, and completing the self-study and review processes. The examination of assessment methods and metrics could be of use even in academic libraries that are not embarking on self-study or external review. VERDICT New administrators will find this volume to be invaluable for learning to think about how to capture data that will promote library services and demonstrate value-added activities. Any librarian or library staff member who is interested in leading from within will also find this volume to be useful in gaining a glimpse of the needs and priorities of both campus and library administrators.-Amanda Folk, Univ. of Pittsburgh Lib., Greensburg © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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