Browsing Elmer E. Rasmuson and BioSciences Libraries by Subject "library assessment, surveys, patron satisfaction"
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UAF Libraries Faculty and Researchers Library Use Survey Fall 2007Triennial campus-wide UAF libraries use survey, summary of results for faculty and researchers.
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UAF Libraries Graduate Student Library Use Survey Fall 2010Triennial campus-wide UAF libraries use survey, summary of results for graduate students.
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UAF Libraries Undergraduate Student Library Use Survey Fall 2007 Triennial campus-wide UAF libraries use survey, summary of results for undergraduate students.
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UAF Libraries Undergraduate Student Library Use Survey Fall 2010Triennial campus-wide UAF libraries use survey, summary of results for undergraduate students.
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Under New Management: Developing a Library Assessment Program at a Small UniversityPrompted by new leadership in both the library and the university, the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Rasmuson and BioSciences Libraries recently established a strategic planning process that included the creation of a general assessment program for the libraries. The library administrative team felt that it was time to assess our program and come up with a new action plan. The purpose of these efforts is to ensure that spending and staffing priorities match current user needs, to respond to university-required performance measures, and to help with strategic planning. The assessment program includes gathering library user and use data, systematic collection analysis, and implementation of an ongoing campus-wide community survey. This paper describes how a task force of four UAF librarians recently adapted and implemented surveys of faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students, modeled on a process conceived by the University of Washington Assessment Program. The UAF libraries’ surveys yielded response rates of 25% (243/943), 19% (143/750), and 8% (431/5086) among the three groups, respectively. Included are an overview of the assessment program, the survey planning and implementation process, and a summary of results and action plan. Recommendations for conducting small-scale surveys are provided.