Reviewing the academic library : a guide to self-study and external review

Mitchell, Eleanor, 1950- (Added Author). Seiden, Peggy, 1954- (Added Author).

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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)
Physical Description: print
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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Includes bibliographical references.

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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.