born and Lived: I was born in Mount Vernon, TX and have lived all my life in the East Texas area. professionaL career and activities: While I pursued my undergraduate degree in English, I received a job in the university library. I LOVED working there so much I decided to become a librarian. My first professional position was as a Public Services Librarian at a community college. I have participated in the Association of College and Research Libraries, Immersion program teacher track as well as the Texas Library Association, TALL Texans leadership program. famiLy: I am very close with my two younger sisters and parents. in my spare time: I spend a lot of time knitting and reading fiction. I volunteer with the SPCA, the Junior League, and the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. favorite books: I enjoy reading romance or science fiction novels. I have read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley numerous times. hoW/Where i see the industry in five years: I see the industry improving and expanding on the evaluation of electronic resources especially in the areas of accessibility and usability.
As part of ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative, the University of Washington (UW) Odegaard Library’s Undergraduate Student Success Team designed an assessment framework for outreach to undergraduates. This practice brief describes the UW team’s outreach and assessment planning processes, the qualitative and quantitative assessment methods employed, the results of their assessment program, the lessons learned, and the best practices that emerged over several years and several iterations of conducting library outreach assessment. The brief presents both long-term reflections and most recent applications between 2016–2021.
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