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Download full textWebb, Katy Kavanagh – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2020
During this research, the author attempted to locate institutions and background information about spaces that would be similar in scope to a digital scholarship lab (or scholar's lab being proposed in a university library. The information is meant to serve as a guide for the space design project, but it will be an important benchmarking tool for…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Educational Facilities Design
Direct linkPickens, Kathleen; Witte, Ginna – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2015
The Quality Matters™ (QM) Program is utilized by over 700 colleges and universities to ensure that online course design meets standards imperative to student success in a Web-based classroom. Although a faculty-driven peer-review process, QM provides assessment from a student perspective, thereby identifying opportunities for improvement that may…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Online Courses, Academic Libraries, Library Services
Jackson, Brian – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2015
University rankings play an increasingly large role in shaping the goals of academic institutions and departments, while removing universities themselves from the evaluation process. This study compares the library-related results of two university ranking publications with scores on the LibQUAL+™ survey to identify if library service quality--as…
Descriptors: Library Services, Classification, Measurement Techniques, Measurement Objectives
Lewin, Heather S.; Passonneau, Sarah M. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2012
This research provides the first review of publicly available assessment information found on Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members' websites. After providing an overarching review of benchmarking assessment data, and of professionally recommended assessment models, this paper examines if libraries contextualized their assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Institutional Evaluation, Models
Tang, Karen – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2012
A benchmarking review of the quality assurance practices of the libraries of the Australian Technology Network conducted in 2006 revealed exemplars of best practice, but also sector-wide gaps. A follow-up review in 2010 indicated the best practices that remain relevant. While some gaps persist, there has been improvement across the libraries and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Quality Assurance, Best Practices
Tripathi, Manorama – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The paper aims to report on the 30th IATUL Annual Conference held in Leuven, Belgium, 1-4 June, 2009. Design/methodology/approach: The paper summarises the major themes of the conference as well as giving some specific details of developments at the Indira Gandhi National Open University in India, which supplement the author's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings), Academic Libraries, International Organizations
Drake, Paul B., Ed. – Online Submission, 2011
This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. This 19th annual conference was held in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, November 16-21, 2009. The volume begins with a listing of the members of the PIALA 2009 Planning…
Descriptors: Libraries, Archives, Museums, Films
Tucker, Cory – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
Usage statistics are an important metric for making decisions on serials. Although the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Libraries have been collecting usage statistics, the statistics had not frequently been used to make decisions and had not been included in collection development policy. After undergoing a collection assessment, the…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Statistics, Library Services, Decision Making
Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley, Ed. – Public Services Quarterly, 2008
This article highlights various literature covering a broad range of topics that are of interest to public services librarians, from collections and user services to one's own research and professional development. Although addressing many topics, these authors have all used or advocate for solid research methods and data analysis in their works,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Library Research, Research Methodology, Academic Libraries
