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Category Archives: surveys
Learning about Our Users: The Website Use Survey
Cynthia Schwarz, project manager for the Libraries’ Web Environment Redesign Project, contributed this post. She reports on the results and next steps of the team’s user survey conducted last month, providing us with a healthy return of 460 user responses. … Continue reading
Assessment Community of Practice Focus: Faculty Survey on Undergraduate Instruction
Last week’s Assessment Community of Practice meeting focused on findings from the Ithaka S+R faculty survey, particularly those related to Undergraduate Instruction. Twelve librarians participated and we were lucky to be joined research project team members (Rebecca Lloyd, Annie Johnson, … Continue reading
Posted in instruction and student learning, surveys
Tagged faculty, instruction, survey, undergraduate
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Improving our Understanding of Faculty Work: Two Research Projects
Over the last couple of years, Temple librarians have engaged in two significant research projects with potential for informing our work with faculty. This week’s kickoff for the Libraries/Press Assessment Community of Practice provides an opportunity to discuss these projects … Continue reading
Posted in qualitative research, surveys
Tagged faculty, interviews, qualitative research, surveys
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Library Assessment Repository Project
Over the last several years, the American Library Association’s LLAMA (Library Leadership & Management Association) Assessment Community of Practice has been exploring community interest in a repository for library assessment resources. The repository would provide open access to survey instruments, … Continue reading
Assessment Anytime, Anywhere
Yesterday’s staff carnival was a fun affair – lots of opportunity to meet new colleagues and learn about all the different areas of the libraries and press. Thank you Continuing Education Committee! The Library’s Assessment Committee hosted a table, nicely … Continue reading
Posted in organization culture and assessment, surveys
Tagged ARL, assessment, fun, surveys
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Gathering Feedback on the Library’s Public Programs
The latest Assessment in the Real World discussion focused on the feedback survey that goes out to attendees at the Libraries’ Beyond the Page public programs. 11 library staff members participated in a discussion with Nicole Restaino (Manager, Library Communications … Continue reading
Posted in data-driven decision making, surveys
Tagged programming assessment, surveys
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Gathering Patron Feedback at the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection
This month I met with Diane Turner, Curator of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection at Temple University Libraries. This post illustrates the idea that assessment doesn’t have to be complicated to be useful and it doesn’t need to take … Continue reading
Temple University Libraries Overhead Survey Enters Its 4th Month
Temple Library staff members may have noticed yellow paper surveys floating about the building or seen Jim Bongiovanni’s e-mail messages about the web survey launched each month for users of proxied library resources. These are part of the “Overhead” or … Continue reading