Library Assessment ConferenceBuilding Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment
2012 Poster PresentationsPosters are grouped by topic and listed alphabetically within by first author. During the Poster Reception, experts on each of the topics judged the posters on the following criteria to select eight Judges’ Choice award winners: Content
Aesthetics
From these eight, attendees had the opportunity to vote on two Peoples’ Choice awards.
Data and CollectionsAnalyzing Research Behavior and Assessing Collections: Data Informed Decision Making | photo Centralizing Effective Electronic Resources Assessment: Successful Collaboration Leading to Innovations | photo Data Gathering and Assessment for Strategic Planning | photo Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Journal Subscriptions, Big Deal Packages, and Budget Allocations | photo Can One Size Truly Fit All? Analyzing Organizational Use of a Data Collection Tool | photo Assessment of a Transactional Access Trial as an Acquisition Method for Journal Articles | photo Automating Cornell University Library's Annual Data Collection | supplement | photo
What is the Value of Course Reserves to Our Stakeholders? | photo Findable Data: Designing a Digital Repository for Library Assessment | photo ROAR and TracDat: Using Databases to Track Data and Align Goals at Rohrbach Library | photo LearningAssessing Faculty Needs: A Mixed Methods Approach | photo Making the Invisible Visible: Collaborative Assessment of ACRL Competency Standard One | photo Assessing Library Information Literacy Learning Outcomes of Undergraduates at a STEM University | photo Learning Outcomes for Library Student Workers: Value Potential in Library Employment | photo We're Teaching, But Are They Learning? The University of Washington Libraries Student Learning Goals & Outcomes Project | photo "Are We Meeting our Learning Outcomes?" Using Assessment to Drive Effective Instruction Design and Revision | photo Assessing Library Subject Guides Using Google Analytics | photo Is the Loop Really Closed?: The Assessment and Reassessment of Communications 101 Learning Outcomes | supplement | photo Found in Translation: Articulating Campus‐Wide Learning Outcomes and Assessing Impact with ACRL Performance Indicators | photo Sharing the Wealth: Using Google Document Forms to Coordinate Student Responses Regarding Course Research Guides | photo Carmen Library Links: An Investigation of Effective Librarian Engagement in a Learning Management System | photo Effective Sustainable Assessment Tools: Using Free, Powerful Tools for Formative and Summative Instructional Assessment | photo Student Perceptions as a Method to Improve Information Literacy | photo
LibQUAL+®/SurveysProtocols and Priorities, Comparing Radford University Users' Priorities using LibQUAL+® Long and Triads Survey Data: A Preliminary Study | photo Focused Surveys as Building Blocks of a Sustainable Assessment Program | photo Reversing the Trend of Declining Survey Response Rates‐‐Was it Something We Did? | supplement | photo Dartmouth College Library's Triennial Survey | photo Coding Practices Decoded: Using NVivo Software to Analyze LibQUAL+® Comments Finding our Value: Developing a Survey that Shows Our Impact | photo Promotion Techniques to Build a Larger and More Representative Sample for Your Survey: Findings from LibQUAL+® | photo
Case Study of a Five Year Annual Computer Satisfaction Survey at University of Illinois at Chicago | photo "We Hope it Helps": The Impact of Incentives on LibQUAL+® Response Rates | photo
Boost Your Survey Results with People Power | photo MethodsAssessing Technology Ownership and Use to Gain Insight for Planning and Purchasing | photo
iPads as Clipboards: Simple, Portable Assessment | photo The Information Needs and Preferences of Interdisciplinary Social Scientists | photo Understanding STEM Faculty and Student Behaviors and Needs at the Florida State University | supplement | photo
Kirsten Kinsley (Florida State University) Assessing Digital Engagement with Mobile Polls | photo Beyond Positive and Negative: A Taxonomy for Open‐Ended Comments | photo Science and Technology Undergraduate Students' Use of the Internet, Cell Phones and Social Networking Sites to Access Library Information | photo From Wyoming to York: A Cross‐Cultural Study of Student Experience and Expectations | photo Using a Virtual Focus Group For Library Planning | photo Value of Scholarly Article Reading to Graduate Work | photo Organizational PerformanceSeven Times, Seven Ways: Engaging Staff in the Balanced Scorecard Process Designing a Balanced Scorecard during Leadership Changes: Implications for Strategy Development, Metrics & Initiatives | photo Assessment of Library Support for Academic Programs: Leveraging the Institutional Schedule for Program Reviews | photo Re‐Building a Library Assessment Program: From Add‐On to Integrated | photo All Together Now! Designing and Implementing a Review Process and Services for Library Assessment Projects | photo Implementing an Instruction Program Assessment Plan: A Case Study in Stakeholder Buy‐in, Goal Setting, Successful Outcomes, and Sustainability | photo Research Libraries: Achieving a Balance between Innovation and Organizational Performance Library Involvement in Campus‐wide Accreditation | photo Adding Project Management Skills and Techniques to the Assessment Toolkit at Washington University Libraries | photo AL Seeks DS: Building a Cross‐Campus Collaboration that Supports Learning and Assessment | photo "We Don't Have an Agenda.... But We Need One!" Launching an Assessment Agenda for Improving User Experience at Northwestern | photo Using Project Charts to Plan, Manage, and Assess Library Initiatives | photo Metrics Madness: Facilitating an Organizational Culture of Assessment at the University of Michigan Library
Reference & Research ServicesReference Transactions at the University of Kansas Libraries: An Analysis and Assessment from 2008‐2010 | photo Coding Reference, an Analytical Approach to Assessment | photo Web‐scale Search and Virtual Reference Service: How Summon is Impacting Research Support
Reference Transactions On the Move: Identifying and Capturing Information Contact Statistics Throughout the Library | photo Making the Grade: How Research by Appointment Makes an Impact | photo Questions of Quality & Staffing Patterns in IM Reference: Assessment Driven Best Practices | photo SpaceParticipatory Design in Redesigning an Academic Library: Asking Students About their Favorite Study Places | photo
Write on the Wall: Soliciting Student Input for Library Renovation | photo Assessing Student Perceptions and Uses of New Library Spaces | photo Participatory Design for a Harvard Undergraduate Library Teaching and Learning Space | photo Assessing Student Needs Through Discovery | photo Continuous Observation: A Powerful Assessment Tool Using University ID Data to Track the Use of Library Facilities Assessing Library Spaces with an Undergraduate Ethnographic Methods Class: A Spooky Proposition? | photo Participatory Design in Redesigning an Academic Library: Capturing Users' Work through Structured Observations | photo The Role of Participatory Design in Redesigning an Academic Library: Capturing Users' Work through an Artistic Lens | photo UsabilityHelping Users Find Their Way: Usability Testing of Subject Guides at Duke University Libraries | photo From Morae Testing to Real Actions Witnessed: Increasing the Impact of Usability Testing at Cornell University Library | photo
Usability Study Uncovers Excessive Archival Jargon | photo Collaborative Assessment and Usability: Effectively Reaching Across Departments | photo Special Collections Web Usability Testing: A Case Study at the University of Washington Libraries |