Core/RUSA Webinar: From Goals to Impact: Library User Stories

CHICAGO—Join Core and RUSA for the webinar "From Goals to Impact: Library User Stories" on January 20, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Successful leadership efforts center key partners and anticipate concrete outcomes. In libraries, this means demonstrating impact by linking institutional goals with information about students' library engagement and its relation to their learning and success. User stories are an essential strategy library leaders and managers can use to communicate the benefits of library projects for various audiences and the expected impacts on their knowledge, skills, and abilities. Utilizing user stories as a leadership strategy ensures that students, faculty, staff, and others are included, clarifies the direct benefits of library engagement, and centers equity and impact from the onset of project planning.

From Goals to Impact: Library User Stories
Live Webinar: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 1 - 2 p.m. CT

Presenters:

Dr. Megan Oakleaf, Professor of Library and Information Science and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Dr. Rebecca (Becky) Croxton, Assessment Research Analyst, Colorado State University Libraries, Fort Collins, CO

Registration Fees:

Core Member: $57.85
ALA Member: $80.10
Nonmember: $89.00
Student: $44.50

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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