Collection assessment
By: Karen R. Harker (University of North Texas), Janette Klein (University of North Texas)
Contributors: Klein, Janette, author; Association of Research Libraries
Series: SPEC kit -- 352; SPEC kit -- 352.
Publisher: Association of Research Libraries
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9781594079634
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Collection management (Libraries); Evaluation; Academic libraries; Collection development; Research libraries
Description: Explores which collection assessment methods, measures, and practices are employed by ARL member libraries.  Provides information on which library staff collect and analyze data, for what purposes the results are used, with whom data is shared, and how well assessment questions are answered.
Notes: "September 2016."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-175).
Table of contents: title: Survey Results; title: Executive Summary; title: Survey Questions and Responses; title: Responding Institutions; title: Representative Documents; title: Job Descriptions; title: University of Rochester Libraries; title: Head, Collection Development; title: Outreach Librarian, Biology/Sciences; title: Senior Information Analyst; title: University of Tennessee Libraries; title: Collections Evaluation & Assessment Coordinator; title: Yale University Library; title: Associate Director of Collection Development; title: Librarian for Assessment; title: Policies and Procedures; title: University of Connecticut Libraries; title: Collection Development Program, Policies and Guidelines; title: Overview of the UConn Libraries<U+0019> Collections Review; title: Collections Review Timeline; title: Phase Two: Comprehensive Collections Review; title: Collections Review: Factors to Consider; title: University of Iowa Libraries; title: Collection Management; title: Selection of Library Materials and Information Resources; title: Iowa Framework for Liaison/Subject Librarians (excerpts); title: JSTOR Print Journal Assessment Project; title: University of Manitoba Libraries; title: Collection Evaluation for Programme and Course Changes, Academic Programme Reviews&; title: North Carolina State University Libraries; title: Collections and Journal Cancellation Review 2014; title: Collections and Journals Review Process; title: Explanatory Notes and Factors to Consider; title: University of Rochester Libraries; title: Guiding Principles for Collection Management and Development; title: Collection Development and Management staff intranet; title: GreenGlass Data Input Sheet; title: GreenGlass Annotated Spreadsheet for Chemical Engineering; title: Sharing Collection Data; title: University of Georgia Libraries; title: School of Music accreditation review; title: University of Illinois at Chicago Library; title: UIC Library Dashboard; title: University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries; title: Tableau EBL Library View Dashboard; title: EBL Library Dashboard by Patron, Title, and Subject; title: Five College EBL Totals; title: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries; title: Selector<U+0019>s Toolkit: Analysis; title: National Library of Medicine; title: Programs and Services Fiscal Year 2014 (excerpts); title: North Carolina State University Libraries; title: Memo to faculty on Collections Review and Journal Subscriptions; title: University of Oregon Libraries; title: UO Libraries<U+0019> Assessment Team; title: Statistical Abstract, 2013<U+0013>2014 (excerpts); title: Western University Libraries; title: CFRRSC Communication Process; title: Serials Review Checklist; title: Yale University Library; title: 2015 Charleston Conference presentation (excerpts); title: Selected Resources; title: Books and Journal Articles