{"id":725,"date":"2018-12-03T14:47:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T19:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/assessment\/?p=725"},"modified":"2018-12-03T15:32:07","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T20:32:07","slug":"mapping-library-goals-to-institutional-priorities-an-assessment-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/assessment\/2018\/12\/03\/mapping-library-goals-to-institutional-priorities-an-assessment-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping Library Goals to Institutional Priorities: An Assessment Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week two dozen library staff members took time out of busy schedules to participate in the Assessment Community of Practice. The session was structured a little differently (always experimenting here!) with small round tables, mixed department seating, and facilitators at each table (thanks, Steven Bell, Olivia Castello, Lauri Fennell, Cynthia Schwarz, and Jackie Sipes). The facilitators did a great job of encouraging participation from everyone, bring together the rich kind discussion that cross-functional groups can bring to bear on a challenge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While we started with a discussion of the article Demonstrating Library Value through Outreach Goals and Assessment<\/a> from Educause<\/em>, the purpose was to find connections between our library\/press goals and strategic actions<\/a> with Temple’s Institutional Priorities.<\/strong> And considering the kinds of assessment that would demonstrate progress towards those goals. This outcome will keep us on track as the University prepares for the upcoming Middle States accreditation, a process that\u00a0 compels us to articulate how the library supports institutional values, assesses that work, and puts into place changes based on findings.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Temple Institutional Priorities<\/p><\/div>\n

Each table was tasked with addressing these questions:<\/span><\/p>\n

Of the ideas presented in this article, what resonated with you the most, particularly in <\/span>thinking about how you present your own work<\/b> or the work of your department?<\/span><\/p>\n

Table Brainstorm:<\/b> How does the work that you or your department does have an impact on users (student success, faculty productivity, community services). What does success look like?<\/p>\n

Select a goal<\/b> from the Strategic Directions<\/a> document. How might you <\/span>assess that goal in terms of impact<\/b>? Consider both the library\u2019s interests, and those of external stakeholders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Discuss<\/b> your ideas with table mates.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

These discussions\u00a0 yielded good ideas on a wide range of services provided by the library, from our affordable laptop borrowing program to the assessment of a program to promote diverse materials in our collections.<\/span><\/p>\n