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Thorpe, Angie; Lukes, Ria; Bever, Diane J.; He, Yan – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2016
In an age of assessment and accountability, academic libraries feel much pressure to prove their value according to new university measurements of student success. This study describes a methodology for how libraries may examine student interactions with services to assess whether library usage impacts student grade point averages (GPAs) and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Achievement, Success, Measurement
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Lakos, Amos – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2007
This paper is an extension of the author's earlier work on developing management information services and creating a culture of assessment in libraries. The author will focus observations on the use of data in decision-making in libraries, specifically on the role of leadership in making evidence-based decision a reality, and will review new…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Information Technology