Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Evaluating Your Library Assessment Program

CHICAGO—Core hosts the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Evaluating Your Library Assessment Program" on April 9, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. In assessment, we measure all manner of library services and outcomes, but how often do we assess ourselves? Due to personnel constraints and an increased demand for data-driven decision making, library assessment/analytics librarians have difficulty finding time for reflection, much less a structured assessment. This presentation describes how to use an information maturity model to assess the current internal data culture of each library. The information maturity model establishes the baseline levels of an organization’s data culture across three categories: people, processes, and tools. By understanding the library’s information maturity, we can surface issues related to data management, communication, and technical skills, and discuss the consequences of these issues on productivity and decision-making. The information maturity model can also be used to set new targets for a more effective data culture, and this presentation will demonstrate ways to use the results to improve assessment programs.

This webinar was previously presented in-person as a session at the 2023 Core Forum. We are hosting this webinar, with the session adapted and presented live as a virtual event, to extend its reach.

Best of Core Forum: Evaluating Your Library Assessment Program
Live Webinar: Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 1 - 2 p.m. CT

Presenter:

Ellie Kohler, Head, Library Data Analytics and Assessment, University Libraries at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Registration Fees:

Core Member: $57.67
ALA Member: $71.10
Nonmember: $79.00

How Do I Purchase Group Registration?

You can register a group by specifying the number of people who will be accessing the webinar during checkout. We offer webinars discounts based on the number of registrations you specify at checkout. If you are a Core member, you can purchase seats for yourself and your colleagues at the Core discount rate; ALA's new e-Learning store allows you to extend Core member savings to colleagues at your institution.

Can't attend the live event? No problem! All registrants will receive a link to the recorded session for later viewing at their convenience.

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