The Proceedings of the 2016 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment are now available on the conference website.
The sixth biennial Library Assessment Conference, held in Arlington, Virginia, October 31–November 2, 2016, brought together 600 participants from 47 US states and the District of Columbia, 7 Canadian provinces, and 12 countries outside of North America. The program offered panel, paper, lightning talk, and poster presentations covering all areas of library assessment. The proceedings, 692 pages, include 28 papers and 62 short papers, representing the diversity of assessment efforts, including data visualization, facilities and spaces, and methods and surveys.
The next conference will be held in fall 2018. The conference is co-hosted by the Association of Research Libraries and the University of Washington Libraries. For additional information, visit the Library Assessment Conference website or send email to LAConf@arl.org.