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Assessing an Academic Library Professional Development Program
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Harker, Karen R.; O'Toole, Erin; Sassen, Catherine – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2018
Professional development programs have been established in many academic libraries to support the research and scholarly activities of librarians. Continuous assessment can contribute to the sustainability and effectiveness of these programs. This study describes how measures of need, participation, satisfaction, and impact were employed to assess…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Faculty Development, Librarians, Program Effectiveness
Noise Management in Twenty-First Century Libraries: Case Studies of Four U.S. Academic Institutions
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Franks, Janet E.; Asher, Darla C. – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2014
University libraries have had to provide acceptable noise levels for many years and this pressure has not diminished in the twenty-first century. Library space has to be utilized to ensure noise levels are best managed. A study was undertaken across four university libraries in South Florida to determine how universities utilized their limited…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Library Policy
Why Can't They Keep the Book Longer and Do We Really Need to Charge Fines? Assessing Circulation Policies at the Harold B. Lee Library: A Case Study
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Wilson, Duane – Journal of Access Services, 2014
In response to a charge from the library administration, the Circulation Committee of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University designed and implemented a thorough assessment of circulation policies. Using multiple assessment methods including surveys, focus groups, and statistical analysis, the committee determined that the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Library Services, Library Policy, Library Administration
Performance Measures in Illinois Special Libraries. Illinois Library Statistical Report No. 8.
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Wallace, Danny P. – 1983
A survey of 301 Illinois special libraries was conducted in 1982 to determine the number and type of statistics collected by these libraries and the ways in which these data are used. The mean number of statistics collected was reported as 10, including both technical and public service measures. Measures kept regularly by at least 50% of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Collection, Library Administration, Library Services
The Outsourcing Experience of the Technical Library at NASA Glenn Research Center.
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Case, Mary S. – 2001
The purpose of this study was to conduct a case study of the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Glenn Research Center library to examine strictures related to outsourcing, how they have helped and/or harmed the relationship between the civil servants employed by the library and the contracted employees, and the management of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Federal Government, Government Libraries, Interprofessional Relationship
Determining Student Information Need Based Upon Required Work Activities.
Montgomery, Wayne R. – 1981
This study examines the role of the user study as a management tool in academic libraries and proposes a task-oriented survey method to estimate the library clientele's need for documents. Research on work and task-oriented information studies is discussed and applied to the development of a survey instrument. A case study employing the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, College Faculty, College Students