Description
Book SynopsisExplores the research, comprehensive plans, and new approaches to assessment being created by community college librarians around the US. Chapters include sample activities and materials, and cover topics including communicating library instruction’ s relationship to student retention; and building librarian assessment confidence.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
Chapter 1. Where to Begin? Constructing an Assessment Plan from the Ground Up
Bryan Clark and Amy Glass
- Chapter 2. Creating and Implementing a Comprehensive Academic Library Assessment Plan at Tulsa Community College
Robert Holzmann and Gwetheldene Holzmann
- Chapter 3. A Library-Friendly Assessment Framework: Administrative, Educational, Student Support Services (AES) Unit Assessment at the Community College of Philadelphia
Michael J. Krasulski, Elizabeth Gordon, and Courtney Raeford
- Chapter 4. Academic Libraries: Seeing the Full Picture through Program Review
Melinda (Mindy) Wilmot
- Chapter 5. Assessing Impact on Student Success Using Statistical Analyses in a Data-Informed Community College
Robert Holzmann, Gwetheldene Holzmann, and Joseph Harris
- Chapter 6. Investigating and Communicating Library Instruction’s Relationship to Student Retention: A Study of Two Community Colleges
Angela L. Creel, Wendy Hoag, and Kendra Perry
- Chapter 7. Benchmarking and Peer Assessment
Sam Suber
- Chapter 8. Exploring Modern Baseball Analytics to Reinvent Library Assessment
Joseph Eshleman
- Chapter 9. Assessing User-Centeredness with Focus Groups: A Study of Commuter Students in a Community College Library
Sharell Walker and Joanna Thompson
- Chapter 10. From Standards to Framework: What Are Your Students Learning?
Joy Oehlers, Joyce Tokuda, and Erica Dias
- Chapter 11. Mind the Gap: Using Reflective Practice for Reference Consultations
Amanda M. Leftwich
- Chapter 12. Building Librarian Assessment Confidence through Communities of Research Practice
Aryana Bates, Mary Ann Lund Goodwin, Jacquelyn Ray, and Melinda McCormick Coslor
- Chapter 13. Development by Design: Fostering Growth through Collaboration
Jamie Holmes and Amy Lagers
- Biographies