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COLLABORATIVE ASSESSMENT PROJECT FOR MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC COLLEGES MCCLPHEI
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Update on collaborative library assessment project at MCCLPHEI (www.mcclphei.org).
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COLLABORATIVE ASSESSMENT PROJECT FOR MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC COLLEGES
MCCLPHEI
MCCLPHEI
Project Objectives
Shared assessment priorities Data definitions Streamlined data collection
and reporting Dashboards?
Keep It Simple!
Process
Two open meetings Vendor presentations, webinars
Considering Our Priorities
Who Determines What Success Means?
Group Members
Sponsors Provost, vice presidents, president
Partners Internal departments, external organizations, faculty
Customers, users Parents, faculty, students, researchers, scientists
Reviewers Accreditors, grant agencies, auditors
Defining success
Effective stewardship of resources Contributions to student learning Efficiency of workflows User satisfaction …?
Types of Metrics
Inputs
Items added to collection Funding received and allocated Staffing Service hours
Outputs
Visits Circulation Program attendance Usage statistics
Is 5,000 a good number?
Ratios
Librarians : Community Attendees : Workshop Expenditures : Community Information Resources : Budget Reference Questions : Librarian
Outcomes
Impact on student retention Impact on economic development Impact on quality of life Impact on student success Impact on the bottom line
More Than the Numbers
Collection and Reporting
Data needed Calculations, ratios Data definitions Comparison groups, peers Automation: online forms, dashboards
Example Dashboards
Our Initial Metrics
Categories
Expenditures and allocations Facilities and visitors Information resources Information literacy Services Nursing (pilot program area)
Selections
Shifts in budget allocations/expenditures over time Students per seat, per computer Cost per use of shared electronic resources Penetration of information literacy, distance services
What We Learned Along the Way
Difficult to Categorize Bundles
Unclear definitions
Different strategies
Sampling Estimating When and how often
Calculations
Where We Are Today
Exploring
Linda Oldach Emeritus Library Director Mount Wachusett Community College [email protected]
Stephen Spohn Independent Library Consultant [email protected]
Thank you
