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37. Please indicate whether the study results were used to influence any of the following decisions by
the library or parent institution. Check all that apply. N=6
Library Parent Institution Response Count
Not yet decided 3 2 3
No influence 1 — 1
Budget allocations 2 1 2
Strategic planning 2 — 2
Space decisions 2 — 2
Service decisions 1 — 1
Staffing decisions 1 — 1
Reorganization decisions 1 — 1
Instruction or curriculum change 1 — 1
Defining specific targets of library success 1 — 1
Other decision 1 — 1
Response Count 6 3 6
If you checked “Other decision,” please briefly describe the other decision for which the data were
used.
Information gathered for risk analysis purposes.
38. Were the results of the study made available to others beyond the library? N=5
Yes 4 80%
No — —
Don’t know 1 20%
If yes, please briefly describe with whom and how much detail about the results were shared.
Data reported to university administration, including risk management.
Figures were provided to university Risk Management office for insurance purposes.
Results are shared in general information for anyone — as part of the library’s annual report. Results are shared with
library staff, students, faculty, and campus administrators, including deans.
The calculations were reported in an e-mail to our library staff, asking for input on this new methodology. The e-mail
was forwarded on to the ARL directors’ list. It is now posted on the Research and Assessment Unit’s Web site.
37. Please indicate whether the study results were used to influence any of the following decisions by
the library or parent institution. Check all that apply. N=6
Library Parent Institution Response Count
Not yet decided 3 2 3
No influence 1 — 1
Budget allocations 2 1 2
Strategic planning 2 — 2
Space decisions 2 — 2
Service decisions 1 — 1
Staffing decisions 1 — 1
Reorganization decisions 1 — 1
Instruction or curriculum change 1 — 1
Defining specific targets of library success 1 — 1
Other decision 1 — 1
Response Count 6 3 6
If you checked “Other decision,” please briefly describe the other decision for which the data were
used.
Information gathered for risk analysis purposes.
38. Were the results of the study made available to others beyond the library? N=5
Yes 4 80%
No — —
Don’t know 1 20%
If yes, please briefly describe with whom and how much detail about the results were shared.
Data reported to university administration, including risk management.
Figures were provided to university Risk Management office for insurance purposes.
Results are shared in general information for anyone — as part of the library’s annual report. Results are shared with
library staff, students, faculty, and campus administrators, including deans.
The calculations were reported in an e-mail to our library staff, asking for input on this new methodology. The e-mail
was forwarded on to the ARL directors’ list. It is now posted on the Research and Assessment Unit’s Web site.
