65 SPEC Kit 352: Collection Assessment
51. Using a scale of 1 to 11, where 1 =Most Important and 11 =Least Important, please rank the skills or
knowledge needed by library staff for collection assessment or evaluation. Click on the arrow to select a
number or drag each choice into the desired order of importance. N=65
Skills/Knowledge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N
Collection development
principles
10 15 15 6 6 5 2 3 1 1 1 65
Excel/spreadsheet 2 3 12 14 13 10 8 2 0 1 0 65
Access/database 0 1 0 2 5 5 9 11 8 20 4 65
Statistical analysis 0 2 2 9 5 8 7 17 10 3 2 65
Analytical/critical thinking 26 15 10 6 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 64
Data visualization/
chart-making
0 0 0 3 8 9 10 11 13 9 1 64
Subject expertise 5 7 5 4 4 8 4 6 14 7 0 64
Knowledge of publishing
industry
0 2 4 4 8 7 10 5 8 14 2 64
Collection assessment/
evaluation principles
19 15 10 12 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 63
Data management 1 3 6 4 8 6 13 8 9 5 0 63
Other skill or knowledge 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 44 54
Total Respondents 64 64 64 64 64 63 64 65 65 65 54 65
Skills/Knowledge Rating Average N
Analytical/critical thinking 2.33 64
Collection assessment/evaluation principles 2.71 63
Collection development principles 3.65 65
Excel/spreadsheet 4.72 65
Subject expertise 6.09 64
Data management 6.40 63
Statistical analysis 6.86 65
Knowledge of publishing industry 7.16 64
Data visualization/chart-making 7.53 64
Access/database 8.18 65
Other skill or knowledge 10.37 54
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