Library Assessment

Recent trends in library assessment:

• greater reliance on external measures & user impacts, aligned with strategic planning
• outcomes-based approach (accreditation) that makes use of multiple methods
• collaboration with institutional & other partners
• demonstrating library impact & value

Factors of library impact/influence on institutional effectiveness:

• student & faculty success
• institutional mission/visibility
• accountability/efficiency/effectiveness
• use
• revenue generation (including fundraising)
• peer comparisons