Description:Every institution is unique--but as this manual demonstrates, when it comes to assessing library collections there's no need to reinvent the wheel. Spanning both concept and practice, Kelly offers a holistic assessment framework suitable to a variety of collections and contexts. With a structure that makes it applicable as both a training tool for practicing librarians and a useful course for library students, this manual- introduces foundational assessment methodologies and then provides concrete guidance on how to contextualize those methodologies within a holistic collections assessment program;- covers topics such as assessment goals, assessment stakeholders, selecting data and methodologies, working through project constraints, and project planning;- includes sample assessment program structures and other useful templates; and- provides step-by-step instructions for more than a dozen specific methodologies, describing which aspect of the collection is being measured, what goals the methodology can address, technological requirements, recommended visualizations, and other helpful points.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Complete Collections Assessment Manual: A Holistic Approach. To get started finding The Complete Collections Assessment Manual: A Holistic Approach, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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The Complete Collections Assessment Manual: A Holistic Approach
Description: Every institution is unique--but as this manual demonstrates, when it comes to assessing library collections there's no need to reinvent the wheel. Spanning both concept and practice, Kelly offers a holistic assessment framework suitable to a variety of collections and contexts. With a structure that makes it applicable as both a training tool for practicing librarians and a useful course for library students, this manual- introduces foundational assessment methodologies and then provides concrete guidance on how to contextualize those methodologies within a holistic collections assessment program;- covers topics such as assessment goals, assessment stakeholders, selecting data and methodologies, working through project constraints, and project planning;- includes sample assessment program structures and other useful templates; and- provides step-by-step instructions for more than a dozen specific methodologies, describing which aspect of the collection is being measured, what goals the methodology can address, technological requirements, recommended visualizations, and other helpful points.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Complete Collections Assessment Manual: A Holistic Approach. To get started finding The Complete Collections Assessment Manual: A Holistic Approach, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.