We are delighted to welcome 600 registrants to Seattle and the University of Washington for the 2014 Library Assessment Conference. As the largest conference of its kind in the world, the Library Assessment Conference has helped build and foster an energetic community that is deeply committed not only to improving our libraries but also documenting our contributions to individual and institutional success.
This year we have broadened the range of presentations at the conference to include panels, and lightning talks in addition to papers, posters, workshops and keynote speakers. We hope this leads to a deeper sense of learning, engagement and interaction among presenters and participants. The range of formats also allows us to cover additional topics, such as public libraries, that were not possible before.
While the Conference serves as a learning, networking and community event, it also has a tradition for being fun. We invite you to enjoy the receptions as well as the delightful Seattle summer weather. The University of Washington, Seattle, is consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful urban campuses with plenty of open spaces to soak up the rays. Conference sessions will end by mid-afternoon so you can take advantage of the campus, rest, or explore other parts of Seattle. Our Local Arrangements Committee has prepared and assembled guides to the best of Seattle, and they’re very willing to offer advice on restaurants, shopping, the annual return of the salmon, public transportation or whatever you’re interested in.
So welcome and enjoy—we are pleased that you will join us at the 2014 Library Assessment Conference.
About the Conference
The Association of Research Libraries and the University of Washington Libraries are pleased to announce the 2014 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held in Seattle, Washington from August 4-6, 2014. The conference goal is to build and further a vibrant library assessment community by bringing together interested practitioners and researchers who have responsibility or interest in the broad field of library assessment. The conference provides a mix of invited speakers, contributed papers and posters, and workshops that stimulate discussion and provide workable ideas for effective, practical and sustainable library assessment. This biennial conference builds on the success of the first four conferences held in Charlottesville (2006), Seattle (2008), Baltimore (2010), and Charlottesville (2012).
Time for “Alt Metrics” to Drop the “Alt”: Developing a Standards Foundation for Alternative Assessment of Scholarship
Todd Carpenter and Nettie Lagace, National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
A 15-year Retrospective on LibQUAL+ (Panel)
See also: Town, S. (2016). LibQUAL+: a quality survey case study. In Atkinson, J. (Ed.). Quality and the Academic Library. Oxford: Chandos. pp. 209–220.
Fred Heath, University of Texas
Martha Kyrillidou, Association of Research Libraries
Colleen Cook, McGill University
J. Stephen Town, University of York, UK
Steve Hiller, University of Washington
Library Assessment and Quality Assurance—Creating a Staff-Centered Evidence-Based Development Process Håkan Carlsson, Gothenburg University, Sweden
Support System: Establishing, Sustaining, and Growing a Framework for Assessment Greg MacAyeal and Marianne Ryan, Northwestern University
Collaborating with Faculty to Assess Undergraduate Information Literacy in Degree Programs David Nolfi, Maureen Diana Sasso, and Lori E. Koelsch, Duquesne University
The Role of Student Advisory Boards in Assessment Meg Scharf, University of Central Florida
Bob Fox, University of Louisville
Ameet Doshi, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tableau Unleashed: Visualizing Library Data
Sarah Murphy, The Ohio State University
Jeremy Buhler, University of British Columbia
Rachel Lewellen, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The Role of a Required Information Literacy Competency Exam in the First College Year: What Test Data Can, Cannot, and Might Reveal
Kathy Clarke, Gretchen Hazard, and Jeanne Horst, James Madison University
Don’t Just Collect the Data! Closing the Loop with User Surveys(Panel)
Lisa Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Elizabeth Edwards, University of Chicago
Heather Gendron, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Eric Ackerman, Radford University
Thunderstruck! An “En-Lightning” Look at Recharging Existing Library Data to Electrify University Administration
Allison Brungard, David A. Nolfi, Marcia E. Rapchak, Bridget Euliano, Tracie J. Ballock, and Joseph Nelson, Duquesne University
Data Management—It’s for Libraries Too!
Monena Hall, Andi Ogier, Tracy Gilmore, and Connie Stovall, Virginia Tech
Seeing the Big Picture: Collating User Feedback in an Effective, Sustainable and Practical Way Frankie Wilson, University of Oxford
Library Assessment Career Achievement Awards
Recipients
Brinley Franklin, introduced by Linda Plunket
Fred Heath, introduced by Stephen Town
Joan Stein, introduced by Steve Hiller
Jim Self, introduced by Donna Tolson and Lynda White
Exploring Assumptions in Library Assessment and their Implications on Practice
Kathleen Reed, Vancouver Island University
Jeremy Buhler, University of British Columbia
Chelsea Garside, University of Victoria
Allison Sivak, University of Alberta
What Role Can Peer Benchmarking Play in Planning for the Future of Research and Teaching Technologies?
Jenn Stringer, University of California, Berkeley
Lynn Rohrs and Samantha Guss, New York University
Assessment for Public Libraries
Joseph Matthews, JRM Consulting
Denise Davis, Sacramento Public Library
Mary Hirsh, Public Library Association
Conference Close
Closing Panel: An Update on Conference Impressions
Judy Greenwood, University of Mississippi
Monena Hall, Virginia Tech
Marwin Britto, University of Saskatchewan
Improving Library Service Quality by Using LibQUAL+® Effectively and Strategically Leaders: Martha Kyrillidou, Association of Research Libraries
Raynna Bowlby, Library Management Consulting
Lisa Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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