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Library Assessment in Higher Education
Joseph R. Matthews

1-59158-531-7/978-1-59158-531-2

Description
This volume clarifies the practice of assessment at academic institutions so that library managers will be better prepared to assess library services in the context of the library's impact on student learning outcomes and research productivity.

Reviews:
-Without hesitation, Matthews points out the difficulty in establishing a positive correlation between library use and a student's academic growth and success. Insofar as many academic librarians struggle with this dilemma, Matthew's review of the literature on this topic is particularly interesting....Library Assessment in Higher Education....joins a number of other monographs in the growing field of performance measurement and appraisal in academic libraries and provides up-to-date coverage of the evolving efforts in this important area of library research and practice. —Library & Information Science Research
-Matthews raises important issues regarding the lack of relevance of many forms of library assessment to the underlying question of student learning outcomes and he discusses the many attempts that have been made to measure the impact of librarians with respect to these outcomes. —Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Resear
-This volume is valuable for its insight regarding the understanding of how the academic library impacts student learning, faculty research agendas, and institutional goals. Each chapter is devoted to a facet of assessment and follows a well-developed format: brief overview and definitions, description of topics that fall within the topic, major subcategories, in addition to print and online resources....The author brings practical experience, sample forms, and rigorous research studies designed for academic libarians responsible for supporting classroom instruction information literacy skills and support to faculty researchers. A highly recommended and useful tool! —Colorado Association of Libraries
About the Author
Joseph R. Matthews. As a consultant, Joseph R. Matthews has assisted numerous libraries and local governments in a wide variety of projects, and teaches regularly in the areas of library information systems, strategic planning, and evaluation of library services.
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