The value of academic libraries : a comprehensive research review and report / prepared by Megan Oakleaf.
This report provides Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) leaders and the academic community with a clear view of the current state of the literature on value of libraries within an institutional context, suggestions for immediate "Next Steps" in the demonstration of academ...
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Chicago, Ill. :
American Library Association,
[2010]
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Executive summary
- Defining "value"
- Methodology
- Review and analysis of the literature
- Academic library
- Expectations of higher education
- Reconceptualizing academic libraries
- Achieving institutional missions and outcomes
- Assessment vs. research
- Student retention and graduation rates
- Student engagement
- Student learning
- Assessment of management systems
- Faculty teaching
- Faculty research
- Library valuation
- Reference services
- E-resources
- Institutional ranking
- What about accreditation?
- Societal contribution
- A reminder regarding scope
- What's next for academic library value studies?
- School libraries
- Working with teachers and principals
- Evidence-based practice and action research
- Assessment tools
- Large-scale studies
- Assessment management systems
- Reporting results
- What's next for school library value studies?
- Public libraries
- Economic value
- Economic benefit
- Economic activity
- Economic impact
- Social impact
- What's next for special library value studies?
- What to do next
- Get started
- Define outcomes
- Use assessment management systems
- Gather new data
- Use existing data
- Engage in higher education assessment external to libraries
- Create library assessment plans
- Mobilize library administrators
- Engage in professional library associations
- Research agenda
- Student enrollment
- Student retention
- Student success
- Student achievement
- Student learning
- Student experience, attitude, and perception of quality
- Faculty research productivity
- Faculty grants
- Faculty teaching
- Institutional reputation or prestige
- Conclusion.