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Organization of Assessment Activities
6. Who has primary responsibility for coordinating and/or planning your library’s assessment
activities? Check the one item below that best describes your organization. N=70
A single individual working part-time as an assessment coordinator 13 19%
A standing committee(s)/team(s) that is charged with assessment 12 17%
A single individual working full-time as an assessment coordinator 11 16%
A department/unit that is charged with assessment 9 13%
An ad hoc committee that is charged with assessment 4 6%
Other 21 30%
7. For which functions below is the assessment coordinator responsible? Check all that apply.
N=49
Part-Time
Individual
N=13
Standing
Committee
N=12
Full-Time
Individual
N=11
Assessment
Department
N=9
Ad hoc
Committee
N=4
Total
N=49
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Analyzes, interprets, and reports
on data collected in assessment
activities
12 92% 11 92% 11 100% 9 100% 4 100% 47 96%
Consults with staff on assessment
methods and needs
12 92% 11 92% 11 100% 9 100% 3 75% 46 94%
Performs assessment activities 11 85% 9 75% 11 100% 9 100% 3 75% 43 88%
Monitors/coordinates assessment
projects throughout the library
7 54% 11 92% 10 91% 8 89% 2 50% 38 78%
Coordinates collection of data
across the library
11 85% 5 42% 11 100% 7 78% 3 75% 37 76%
Submits external surveys (ARL, ALS,
NATC, American Library Directory,
etc.)
10 77% 5 42% 10 91% 8 89% 1 25% 34 69%
Coordinates the reporting/archiving
of the library’s statistical data
12 92% 2 17% 7 64% 9 100% 3 75% 33 67%
Fills requests for library data 11 85% 2 17% 9 82% 9 100% 2 50% 33 67%
Provides training on assessment
topics
5 38% 7 58% 8 73% 6 67% 1 25% 27 55%
Approves assessment projects
throughout the library
3 23% 1 8% 4 36% 2 22% 2 50% 12 25%
Other, please specify 4 31% 1 8% 3 27% 5 56% 13 27%
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