Start a New Fire: Measuring the Value of Academic Libraries in Undergraduate Learning

Autor/in	Menchaca, Frank
Titel	Start a New Fire: Measuring the Value of Academic Libraries in Undergraduate Learning
Quelle	In: portal: Libraries and the Academy, 14 (2014) 3, S.353-367 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1531-2542
DOI	10.1353/pla.2014.0020
Schlagwörter	Academic Libraries; Undergraduate Students; Undergraduate Study; Academic Achievement; Outcome Measures; Library Role; Internet; Influence of Technology; Institutional Research; Value Judgment; Self Evaluation (Groups); Library Services; Library Research; User Needs (Information); User Satisfaction (Information); Use Studies; Measurement Objectives; Measurement Techniques + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Grundstudium; Schulleistung; Institutionelle Forschung; Werturteil; Self evaluation; Group; Groups; Selbstevaluation; Gruppe (Soz); Bibliotheksarbeit; Benutzerbedürfnis; Benutzerfreundlichkeit; Benutzerschulung; Messtechnik
Abstract	In the last two decades, fundamental changes in information distribution, in the general economy, and in the behaviors of faculty, students, and library staff have problematized the question of an academic library's value and how it can be measured. This article reviews those changes and, drawing on research linked to the Collegiate Learning Assessment exam and Project Information Literacy, identifies undergraduate learning outcomes as an educational "pain point" that libraries are well-positioned to address. It argues that measuring libraries' value in terms of supporting improved undergraduate learning outcomes will lead increased funding prospects and greater relevancy. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10