Core Competencies for Assessment in Libraries: a Review and Analysis of Job Postings

Passonneau, Sarah; Erickson, Susan

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“…Websites have increasingly become more critical to academia and the library in terms of service delivery (Johnson, et al, 2004). Passonneau and Erickson (2014) posit that the library now sees websites as a window through which they can reach their users. Many academic libraries in Nigeria now have websites through which they interact with their patrons.…”

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Investigating the Effectiveness of a University’s Library Website in Supporting Scholarly Pursuits

Onunka,

Eigbadon,

Onunka

et al. 2023

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This study looked into how well postgraduate students in Zaria could use the library websites at Ahmadu Bello University for their academic work. To direct the study, the following five research questions were created: (1) How much access to the Ahmadu Bello University Library website do postgraduate students have for academic work? (2) What is the effectiveness of postgraduate students’ use of the Ahmadu Bello University Library website for academic tasks? (3) To what extent do postgraduate students use the Ahmadu Bello University Library website for scholarly purposes? (4) Which kinds of online information sources do postgraduate students employ for their academic work? (5) How happy are postgraduate students with using the website of the Ahmadu Bello University Library for academic purposes? The study utilized Mullin B, Hardy S, and William S’s framework as determinants for assessing academic library websites, explicitly focusing on the Ahmadu Bello University Library website. A survey research design was utilized, and the target population included all postgraduate students enrolled at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, during a specific academic session, with a total of 7,240 students. The study areas (faculties) and respondents were chosen through the use of a straightforward random sampling procedure. 221 people made up the study’s sample size. Mean and standard deviation were used to assess the data that had been obtained. The research found that most respondents concurred that the website of the Ahmadu Bello University library gave them useful material for their scholarly responsibilities. Additionally, the study indicated that the website facilitated simple and fast access to other information sources and services. Finally, the Ahmadu Bello University Library website was found to support and assist postgraduate students in effectively interacting with the website systematically.

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Investigating the Effectiveness of a University’s Library Website in Supporting Scholarly Pursuits

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Onunka

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“…The culture of assessment in higher education has made service evaluation, quality assessment and performance measurement a strategic issue for libraries in the twenty-first century (ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee, 2012; Saunders, 2015; Town, 2011), which is reflected in the growth of international conferences and journals that focus on the subject (notably the Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, the Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference, the Library Assessment Conference, and the journals, Performance Measurement and Metrics and Evidence Based Library and Information Practice ), and the development of specialist positions as “assessment coordinators” or “assessment librarians” (Oakleaf, 2013; Passoneau and Erickson, 2014; Wright and White, 2007).…”

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Library space assessment: a professional education case study

Corrall

2017

Performance Measurement Metric

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to review the current state of library space assessment, and to investigate how new professionals, represented by a cohort of graduate students taking a course on academic libraries, approached the task of designing and conducting a one-shot space evaluation project. Design/methodology/approach -A review of literature on academic library space was used to introduce the project to student participants and to put the results of their work in context. Seven student groups were required to define their evaluation criteria, conduct quality assessments at individual sites and perform a cross-case analysis to inform recommendations for improvements. Findings -The literature confirmed growing interest in learning space assessment, with a trend toward the use of mixed (quantitative and qualitative) methods, particularly ethnographic techniques using multimedia, and the development of comprehensive toolkits and frameworks. The students used a range of approaches: three groups developed their own evaluation criteria or categories (informed by their reading), and four groups used existing tools (with modifications). All used observations to collect data. Variations across the cohort pointed to different priorities in professional and/or personal values.Research limitations/implications -The research was based on a small sample of 20 students in one cohort. Replication of the study with future cohorts tasked with the same assignment would strengthen the validity of the findings. Originality/value -The study offers a novel perspective on the desirable qualities of learning spaces by exploring how graduate librarianship students as both student library users and next-generation professionals specify evaluation criteria and conduct space assessments.

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Technology Factors That Drive Students’ Knowledge Sharing Ability in Online Discussion Interface: The Conceptual Model

Ramakrisnan

Jaafar

Yahaya

2016

Envisioning the Future of Online Learning

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Core Competencies for Assessment in Libraries: a Review and Analysis of Job Postings

Cited by 9 publications

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Investigating the Effectiveness of a University’s Library Website in Supporting Scholarly Pursuits

Investigating the Effectiveness of a University’s Library Website in Supporting Scholarly Pursuits

Library space assessment: a professional education case study

Technology Factors That Drive Students’ Knowledge Sharing Ability in Online Discussion Interface: The Conceptual Model

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