SPEC Kit 352: Collection Assessment (September 2016)
This SPEC Kit explores which collection assessment methods, measures, and practices ARL member libraries currently employ. This study gathered information on which library staff collect and analyze data, for what purposes the results are used, with whom data is shared, how well assessment questions are answered. The survey also investigated whether the available methods, data, and tools are aligned with the purposes for assessing collections.
This SPEC Kit includes examples of job descriptions of library staff who are responsible for collection assessment, data collection and analysis policies and procedures, and examples of how collection data is used and shared with a range of constituents.
Harker, Karen R., and Janette Klein. Collection Assessment. SPEC Kit 352. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, September 2016.
Table of Contents
SPEC Kit 352: Collection Assessment (September 2016)
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SPEC Kit 352 Collection Assessment (September 2016)
I1
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Collection Assessment frontmatter and Executive Summary
II2
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Survey Results
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Representative Documents
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Job Descriptions
7782
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Policies and Procedures
9095
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Sharing Collection Data
125130
- University of Georgia Libraries 126131
- University of Illinois at Chicago Library 134139
- University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries 135140
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries 138143
- National Library of Medicine 139144
- North Carolina State University Libraries 145150
- University of Oregon Libraries 147152
- Western University Libraries 153158
- Yale University Library 158163
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Job Descriptions
7782
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Selected Resources
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SPEC Kit 352: Collection Assessment (September 2016)