46 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
$20 gift card from campus bookstore, +food service for each 1-hour session.
Thumb drive.
We offered a hand written thank you, and a small token card to the campus coffee shop.
We offered prizes that were donated by local businesses. We also made a small donation to a local food bank for each
survey response.
Sharing the Assessment Results
15. Did/will the library share the results of the assessment with others (funding/governing boards,
users, etc.)? N=69
Yes 58 84%
No 11 16%
If yes, please briefly describe to whom the results are communicated, the method(s) used, and
whether the communication method varies by audience.
A written final report was shared with the Library (leadership) Council as well as with Campus Operations. This led to
partial funding to implement the recommendations. An executive summary appeared in our Library Annual Report that
was shared with campus leadership, donors, etc.
A written summary of results was shared with the in-house Content DM Administrators Group which is responsible for
the content on our Digital Collections website. A presentation about the project was given to the Assessment Team and
there was brief write-up about the assessment in the staff newsletter.
ALA poster session (poster), library employees (presentations in meetings), university library committee (presentation).
Campus community and campus leadership: communicated through written reports.
Comments obtained through interviews with faculty members were summarized in a Strategic Planning Report created
by the architects. The report was shared with a University Space Planning Committee.
Conference presentations (IUG, ALA Annual, and possibly IFLA) as well as an intended article for Library Trends.
Data is used in budget presentations to the President’s Executive Team data is also presented to staff. Method varies by
audience.
Depending on the assessment it will be shared with users and stakeholders at open meetings or internally through
sharing reports.
Faculty Senate Library Committee Council of Academic Deans Libraries’ Faculty and Staff Professional Presentations IT
Administrators.
Final reports completed by each team and an executive report summarizing most important recommendations written
by team chairs in collaboration with Director, Implementation. Reports posted on Libraries and Cultural Resources
$20 gift card from campus bookstore, +food service for each 1-hour session.
Thumb drive.
We offered a hand written thank you, and a small token card to the campus coffee shop.
We offered prizes that were donated by local businesses. We also made a small donation to a local food bank for each
survey response.
Sharing the Assessment Results
15. Did/will the library share the results of the assessment with others (funding/governing boards,
users, etc.)? N=69
Yes 58 84%
No 11 16%
If yes, please briefly describe to whom the results are communicated, the method(s) used, and
whether the communication method varies by audience.
A written final report was shared with the Library (leadership) Council as well as with Campus Operations. This led to
partial funding to implement the recommendations. An executive summary appeared in our Library Annual Report that
was shared with campus leadership, donors, etc.
A written summary of results was shared with the in-house Content DM Administrators Group which is responsible for
the content on our Digital Collections website. A presentation about the project was given to the Assessment Team and
there was brief write-up about the assessment in the staff newsletter.
ALA poster session (poster), library employees (presentations in meetings), university library committee (presentation).
Campus community and campus leadership: communicated through written reports.
Comments obtained through interviews with faculty members were summarized in a Strategic Planning Report created
by the architects. The report was shared with a University Space Planning Committee.
Conference presentations (IUG, ALA Annual, and possibly IFLA) as well as an intended article for Library Trends.
Data is used in budget presentations to the President’s Executive Team data is also presented to staff. Method varies by
audience.
Depending on the assessment it will be shared with users and stakeholders at open meetings or internally through
sharing reports.
Faculty Senate Library Committee Council of Academic Deans Libraries’ Faculty and Staff Professional Presentations IT
Administrators.
Final reports completed by each team and an executive report summarizing most important recommendations written
by team chairs in collaboration with Director, Implementation. Reports posted on Libraries and Cultural Resources
