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SPACE: DESCRIBING & ASSESSING LIBRARY & OTHER LEARNING SPACES
PART TWO: THE WHY, HOW, AND WHAT FOR RESEARCH LIBRARY SPACE ASSESSMENT
BOB FOXMARTHA KYRILLIDOU
CNI TASK FORCE MEETINGAPRIL 13, 2015
LIBRARY SPACE ASSESSMENT 1.0
• Entry gate count• Hours open/week• Seat count• Satisfaction survey
WHY BOTHER ASSESSING LIBRARY SPACES?
• People voting with their feet• Academic support units• Other campus units• Value/image to campus
IS THIS VALUE THE SAME TO ALL?
• Benchmark survey comments• Faculty: 14%• Graduate students: 20%• Undergraduate students: 50%
• Discipline• Location• Alternative locations
SURVEY INTEREST
• ARL Facilities Inventory
• ACRL Academic Libraries Facilities Questionnaire
“CALL TO ACTION: CREATING TOMORROW’S LIBRARIES TODAY”
We really did not measure how well they understood our jargonized signage …..
- Rush Miller, Choice Magazine, April 2015
LIBRARY SPACE ASSESSMENT 1.5
ARL Facilities Inventory 2012-2014: • Descriptive• Numeric • Qualitative • Visual• Predictive
ARL FACILITIES INVENTORY 2012-2015PRELIMINARY RESULTS
• Seats = 3,836 on average
More Less
CASE WESTERN RESERVE 6,015 MIT 1,332
WISCONSIN 7,109 SYRACUSE 1,394
RUTGERS 7,285 LAVAL 1,572
PENNSYLVANIA STATE 9,100 GEORGETOWN 1,774
SASKATCHEWAN 10,478 VIRGINIA TECH 1,796
TORONTO 13,113 HAWAII 1,811
ARL FACILITIES INVENTORY 2012-2015PRELIMINARY RESULTS
• Net assignable square feet
Total (n=77)
433,793
Collections (n=72)
177,110
Seating (n=72)
117,168
Other (n=72)
103,090
Classroom (n=68)
17,142
PHYSICAL LOCATIONS TRENDPRELIMINARY RESULTS
decreasing 13 16.7
increasing 15 19.2
staying the same 50 64.1
Total 78 100.0
ARL FACILITIES INVENTORY 2012-2015PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Funds spent $7,187,735 on average
LAVAL 17,174,444 SASKATCHEWAN 17,246,316 OHIO STATE 18,076,508 NORTHWESTERN 19,625,877 JOHNS HOPKINS 21,882,420 MASSACHUSETTS 25,762,145 DUKE 27,010,000 EMORY 47,186,664 WISCONSIN 53,875,000 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 85,162,296
FUNDING TRENDSPRELIMINARY RESULTS
Number of libraries Percentdecrease 13 16.7increase 46 59.0stay about the same
19 24.4
Total 78 100.0
QUALITATIVE DATA
http://files.lib.byu.edu/arl-survey/HBLL%20Building%20Decision%20Workflow%202014-10-08.pdf
VISUAL DATA
• New data format
• Uncertain how to analyze them
• What is the story behind the pictures
THINKINGPLACES
LIBRARY SPACE ASSESSMENT 2.0
• Do our jobs better• Improve a process• Inform our direction
• Tell our story• PR• Statistical compilations/Benchmarking
• Convincing others to allocate resources• Donors• Funding agency/process• Internal
ASSESSMENT OUTCOMES
• Do our jobs better (Internally-focused)• Determining space allocations• Informing renovations/construction• Process improvements
• Tools• Full range of standard assessment tools
• Scope• Reflective of project• Time availability• Intended audience
ASSESSMENT OUTCOMESLongitudinal space studies
The Libraries Get Used!• 3.1 Million Gate count FY 2013• 1.2 Million Full-text article downloads• 1.1 Million Catalog searches• 1,000+ Classes taught with over 19,000 students• Event hosting• Technology hub
Telling our story (Externally-focused):ASSESSMENT OUTCOMES
Telling our story:
ASSESSMENT OUTCOMES
ASSESSMENT OUTCOMES• Convincing others to allocate resources (Externally-focused)
ASSESSMENT OUTCOMES
• Convince others to allocate resources
• Seating space concerns• Quiet study space
ASSESSMENT OUTCOME: QUIET STUDY SPACE
ASSESSMENT OUTCOME: QUIET STUDY SPACE
ASSESSING LIBRARY SPACES
• Why we should assess library spaces• ARL Facilities Inventory• Internally-focused assessment• Externally-focused assessment• Applied examples
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
• How can we derive a sense of quality of the higher education experience based on physical spaces data?
• How can institutions learn from each other? What types of comparisons can libraries derive from the facilities inventory?
• How can we use and analyze visual evidence effectively? What are some useful analytical approaches?
• How can facilities data help us tell our story and inform future renovation/construction?