Library Assessment Resources
Books
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Library Assessment in Higher Education by ISBN: 9781610698177Publication Date: 2014Written specifically to address the library's role in education, this book provides guidance on performing assessment at academic institutions that will serve to improve teaching effectiveness and prove your library's impact on student learning outcomes—and thereby demonstrate your library's value.
Articles & Reports
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Library Assessment: The Way We Have Grown/ Fred Heath, 2011Requires SCU login. Provides an overview of the development of assessment in academic libraries.
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The Value of Academic Librarie Report/ Megan Oakleaf, 2010A review of the quantitative and qualitative literature, methodologies and best practices currently in place for demonstrating the value of academic libraries
Web Resources
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ACRL Value of Academic LibrariesA clearinghouse for information about the assessing and communicating the value of academic libraries in higher education.
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CSU-Wide Library Assessment ToolkitThough designed for libraries in the CSU system, this guide provides useful information for developing and implementing assessment projects in academic libraries.