Article: “Demonstrating Library Value Through Outreach Goals and Assessment”
From a New Article Published by EDUCAUSE Review:
Colleges and universities are evolving to meet the teaching and research needs of their rapidly changing campuses. New methods of teaching, the proliferation of online information, and a call for universities to demonstrate value has created an environment that challenges higher education institutions to communicate their continued relevance.
These cultural shifts have been felt deeply by traditional campus services such as libraries. Long gone are the days when libraries exist merely on the goodwill of campus administrators and the fond memory of the book stacks. Libraries now must justify their relevance to student success, and librarians are responding to these requirements by both designing new services and adapting traditional models for a new era.
The article includes three tables:
- Example Alignment Grid
- Assessment Strategies
- Example Outreach Activity
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Authors
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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