Impact Assessment of Library Programs: Insights and Challenges
Assessing the impact of library programs through various assessment methods and tools, focusing on a patron-driven data purchase program and grant-funded support for projects. The study involves interviews, analysis, and addressing project challenges for effective program evaluation.
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Assessing the Impact of a Library Program Assess and Connect: A Library Assessment Forum, 2018 Assess and Connect: A Library Assessment Forum, 2018
Assessing a Patron-Driven, Library- Funded Data Purchase Program: Overview Determine impact that DPP data had on applicant s research, whether their request was funded or not Sheehan,Beth and Karen Hogenboom (2017). Assessing a Patron-Driven, Library-Funded Data Purchase Program, Journal of Academic Librarianship 43(1), 49-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.201 6.10.001. Assess and Connect: A Library Assessment Forum, Find ways to improve the Data Purchase Program Find out what we are doing right 2018
LAC Grant Money Support Hired an undergraduate student hourly to manually transcribe audio files in ATLAS.ti. Paid for a total of 29 hours, including IRB and software training, meetings to review progress and address questions/technical issues, and transcription of approx.10 hours of audio (which took 24 hours to complete). Assess and Connect: A Library Assessment Forum, Invaluable to the speed and success of our project! 2018
Methods, Assessment Tools, Practices Used Interviews Analysis Existing connections to DPP applicants Used ATLAS.ti to transcribe recorded audio, and code for qualitative themes and patterns. Assess and Connect: A Library Assessment Forum, Emailed 36 applicants (30 applications) Coding approach: First round: Structural by question and response. Second round: Emotions: frustration, thankfulness, etc.; value and belief statements; positive/negative 10 interviews = 30.56 response rate Interviews in person and by phone Semi-structured to provide flexibility 2018
Project Challenges, Conclusion/Questions Challenges: Issues of memory for applicants from five years before study Assess and Connect: A Library Assessment Forum, Interviewees knew one of the researchers Conclusions: Need to communicate more with applicants Application process is not onerous 2018
