67 SPEC Kit 352: Collection Assessment
Business analytics
Data visualization and how to ask the right questions
How to tell an accurate, data-rich, meaningful story with data
I think looking at what other institutions are doing, through webinars or other means, could help
move us toward best practices. This SPEC survey request has revealed a need for a greater emphasis
on documentation.
Learning of and using new technologies and software programs to demonstrate impact
More training in Excel and data management
MS Excel
Now that we have an office of library assessment we plan to establish a program in support of
collection assessment.
Online tutorials for new tools
Opportunities to collaborate with peers at similar libraries for sharing strategies, benchmarking, tool
development, etc. Support for methodological applications, understanding accreditation process from a
reviewer’s perspective, creating connections to student/researcher success.
Possibly basic orientation
Programming, data manipulation, and visualization continuing education
Properly communicating evaluation results to multiple separate audiences
Rather than continuing education, we might benefit more from a consultant reviewing our entire
data collection and analysis landscape and making recommendations for how we could make it more
efficient and useful.
Statistical analysis training (SPSS or R)
Tableau and other visualization tools, basics of statistical analysis
Tailored/individualized assessment training for subject liaisons, coupled with discipline group
feedback, is the path we are currently organizing to grow assessment skills within our library faculty.
Teamwork, Excel knowledge relevant to statistical analysis, statistical analysis in general
Technical application training opportunities to broaden understanding of collection assessment
in general
Training, new software to support assessment, workshops on best practices hosted by ARL
We have conducted a series, “Dates with Data” to improve basic skills with Excel, Pivot tables, and
analyzing data sets.
Webinars on planning assessment projects for different types of materials.
Workshops that offer various perspectives—publisher, provider, library. Also hands-on for Excel,
visualization, and analysis tasks.
Workshops that speak to the topics rated above.
Workshops/conferences/presentations on how to organize and integrate the collection assessment
process to make it more formal.
Business analytics
Data visualization and how to ask the right questions
How to tell an accurate, data-rich, meaningful story with data
I think looking at what other institutions are doing, through webinars or other means, could help
move us toward best practices. This SPEC survey request has revealed a need for a greater emphasis
on documentation.
Learning of and using new technologies and software programs to demonstrate impact
More training in Excel and data management
MS Excel
Now that we have an office of library assessment we plan to establish a program in support of
collection assessment.
Online tutorials for new tools
Opportunities to collaborate with peers at similar libraries for sharing strategies, benchmarking, tool
development, etc. Support for methodological applications, understanding accreditation process from a
reviewer’s perspective, creating connections to student/researcher success.
Possibly basic orientation
Programming, data manipulation, and visualization continuing education
Properly communicating evaluation results to multiple separate audiences
Rather than continuing education, we might benefit more from a consultant reviewing our entire
data collection and analysis landscape and making recommendations for how we could make it more
efficient and useful.
Statistical analysis training (SPSS or R)
Tableau and other visualization tools, basics of statistical analysis
Tailored/individualized assessment training for subject liaisons, coupled with discipline group
feedback, is the path we are currently organizing to grow assessment skills within our library faculty.
Teamwork, Excel knowledge relevant to statistical analysis, statistical analysis in general
Technical application training opportunities to broaden understanding of collection assessment
in general
Training, new software to support assessment, workshops on best practices hosted by ARL
We have conducted a series, “Dates with Data” to improve basic skills with Excel, Pivot tables, and
analyzing data sets.
Webinars on planning assessment projects for different types of materials.
Workshops that offer various perspectives—publisher, provider, library. Also hands-on for Excel,
visualization, and analysis tasks.
Workshops that speak to the topics rated above.
Workshops/conferences/presentations on how to organize and integrate the collection assessment
process to make it more formal.
