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The complete collections assessment manual : a holistic approach
Title
The complete collections assessment manual : a holistic approach / Madeline M. Kelly.
ISBN
9780838918685
0838918689
Publication
Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, 2021.
Copyright Notice Date
©2021.
Physical Description
xx, 250 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Summary
"Spanning both concept and practice, Kelly offers a holistic assessment framework suitable to a variety of collections and contexts. This manual is applicable as both a training tool for practicing librarians and a useful course text for library students"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 12, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I: Planning a collections assessment program
Holistic collections assessment
Assessment goals
Assessment stakeholders
Selecting data and methods
Project planning
Communication best practices
Special considerations
Part II: Metrics and methods
Putting the pieces together: How to use Part II
Inventory
Reputable bibliographies
Modified brief test
Uniqueness
Peer benchmarking
E-Resource environmental scan
Patron demographic mapping
User surveys
Interviews
Focus groups
Persona exercises
Circulation analysis
Physical item return-on-investment
Interlibrary loan analysis
E-Resource use analysis
Turnaway analysis
Citation analysis
Constituent publishing outlets
Bibliometric analysis
Altmetric analysis
Part III: Appendixes
Appendix A: Assessment planning templates
Appendix B: Software to support assessment
Appendix C: Sample collections assessment portfolios.
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