Library Assessment

Data Sources:

• NCES Academic Library statistics comparison tool
• IPEDS data center
• Through ACRL Metrics, we can access and create reports on:
  • NCES Academic Library Survey (2000-2012, every two years)
  • IPEDS Metrics for Libraries (2004-2013)
  • ACRL Statistics (1998-2014)
• MISO survey

Common Data Points Collected by Libraries:

• circulation/transaction data (checkouts, ILL, etc.)
• physical collections usage data
• digital collections data (databases, e-journals, e-books) 
• user data: library website, research guides, Moodle
• gate count data
• service level data (desk transactions & research consultations)
• instruction & workshop data
• online reference transactions
• libraries are starting to track data by student ID and/or Internet IDs (through card swipes and computer logins)

Common Data Points Collected by Other Departments:

• IR performance data:
  • GPA
  • retention
• IT demographics data