...Joseph Gordon Daines; Cory L. Nimer; Ryan K. Lee Purpose This paper introduces and describes analytical tools that can be used to assess the performance of academic journals and related publications. Design/methodology/approach The authors utilized four different assessment tools to analyze...

... Researchers coded and compared comments from LibQUAL+ surveys distributed in 2017 and 2023 using NVivo. Initially, the libraries' assessment committee used open coding to review a set of comments submitted during the 2023 LibQUAL+ survey. Three researchers refined the categories into a codebook that included...

...Stephanie Marie Crespo Méndez; Robin Daniels; Jung Mi Scoulas; Rebecca Croxton; Starr Hoffman; Megan Oakleaf Purpose This study reports library assessment practitioner awareness of ACRL’s proficiencies for assessment in academic libraries, ranks each proficiency according to perceived importance...

... universities in the U.S. over an eight-week period. Design/methodology/approach As a companion to a one-time survey, this study utilized the Online Weekly Journal, a weekly journaling assessment in which students reported their campus activities, including library use, reasons for using the library...

... responses. The authors also determined the MISO Survey is a measure for assessing FGCS perceptions of library services. Originality/value This study adds quantitative evidence to research on FGCS and academic libraries, further demonstrating the importance of library services to FGCS. Although...

... in the frame is selected, where k, is the sampling interval. The researcher selected 130 library users from a total of 1,301 registered members. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Kenya Library Museum Assessment Acquisition practices...

...Abdoulaye Kaba Purpose The purpose of this case study is to assess and compare the performance of an academic library, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on data collected from...

... and technical support. This research will serve as a reference point for institutions starting and/or assessing the direct impact of digital spaces on student success and learning outcomes. Originality/value Although there are many studies on the impact of academic libraries' services, space and resources...

... to further run the statistical analysis with confidence of the results. The survey was developed by the Assessment Coordinator Advisory Committee (AC2) representing several units, including research instruction, collection development, scholarly communications and library administration (Scoulas...

... 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Higher education Qualitative research Pedagogy Assessment Academic libraries Business faculty Although much has been written about students' information literacy skills by business librarians, there has been only sporadic...

...Zoe Jarocki Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss how a mixed-methods approach to assessing student learning was used to determine the efficacy of redesigned library instructional spaces. Design/methodology/approach In 2017, the library at San Diego State remodeled a classroom...

...Genya Morgan O’Gara; Liz Woolcott; Elizabeth Joan Kelly; Caroline Muglia; Ayla Stein; Santi Thompson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the initial top-level findings of a year-long comprehensive needs assessment, conducted with the digital library community, to reveal reuse...

... or STEM, the authors are unable to assess whether the response pool is representative of the university as a whole. Practical implications By understanding how international/STEM students may differ from other populations, libraries can better design spaces and services for these groups...

...Roswitha Poll Purpose The purpose of this paper is to define quality criteria for museum work and try to identify indicators for assessing such quality, using the well-known quality indicators for libraries as basis of comparison. Design/methodology/approach In 2016, the first international...

...Rachel Fleming-May; Regina Mays; Teresa Walker; Amy Forrester; Carol Tenopir; Dania Bilal; Suzie Allard Purpose While assessment and user experience (UX) have been identified as areas of growing focus in all types of libraries, there is currently little infrastructure to prepare students...

... to evaluate this service, and assess its impact in order to ensure that the users are getting the most out of their sessions. The purpose of this paper is to gather information on the evaluation and assessment tools that Canadian institutions are using to obtain feedback, measure their impact and improve...

... Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Accountability Accreditation Assessment Information literacy Undergraduates Surveys This study analyzes the publically available 2014 and 2015 data from the Experiences with Information...

... relationships. Given the growing importance of engagement-focussed, expertise-based service models in research libraries, the failure of library assessment models to account for the relational value of librarian activities is problematic in justifying and incentivizing new strategic activities and understanding...

... is a reliable assessment method in the examination of usage trends across e-book collections. Also, the study brings a human sentiment to the discussion of e-book discovery, access, and use. It provides the user community with a voice and left the authors with a deeper understanding of existing information...

..., the methodology has significant strengths that drive us to continue to use in future studies. Melissa Goertzen can be contacted at: mjg2227@columbia.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Academic libraries Assessment Usage statistics Electronic book Search behaviour Text analysis...