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Lib-Value at QQML

 

May 22-25, 2012 - Limerick, Ireland

QQML (Qualitative and Quanititative Methods in Libraries) is an international conference dedicated to the different methodologies used in library science research.  According to the conference's website, QQML "aims to the assessment and improvement of the services, to the measurement of the functional effectiveness and efficiency."  QQML 2012 will focus on new trends in library science. 

Lib-Value will be well represented with presentations from Tina Chrzastowski (UIUC) (Ebook Users Speak! Analyzing Comment Boxes from an Ebook Value Survey), Rachel Volentine and Liz Whitson (UT) (Portraits of Success: Building Personas from Scholarly Reading Patterns), Teresa Walker (UT), Regina Mays (UT), and Martha Kyrillidou (ARL). 

For more information on the conference, visit their website.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to Friday, May 25, 2012

The Scholarly Reading and the Value of Library Project

The Scholarly Reading and the Value of Library project measures the value and outcomes from access to scholarly publications in six universities in the United Kingdom.

LIB-VALUE PARTICIPATION AT 2012 ALA MIDWINTER MEETING

 

January 20-24, 2012

 ALA Midwinter is an annual meeting of all the divisions of the American Library Association in January.  The meeting includes a variety of discussion groups and forums, exhibitors, speakers, and professional development opportunities.  This year, ALA Midwinter convened in Dallas, Texas.

For more information on ALA Midwinter, see www.alamidwinter.org.

The following Lib-Value team members participated in the Midwinter Meeting, January 20-24, 2012:

Carol Tenopir (Tennessee) presented on "Indicators of Value" in scholarly reading.

Bruce Kingma (Syracuse) presented on "Valuing the Academic Library," with definitions and methods of value.

Ken Wise and Gayle Baker (Tennessee) presented "Assessing Return on Investment in Digitized Special Collections."

 

Friday, January 20, 2012 to Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Lib-Value Participation in XXXI Annual Charleston Conference November 3-5, 2011

 

November 3-5, 2011

The Charleston Conference is an annual gathering of librarians, publishers, electronic resource managers, consultants, and vendors of library materials in Charleston, SC to discuss issues of importance to them all. It is designed to be a collegial gathering of individuals from different areas who discuss the same issues in a non-threatening, friendly, and highly informal environment. Presidents of companies discuss and debate with library directors, acquisitions librarians, reference librarians, serials librarians, collection development librarians, and many, many others.　 (See http://www.katina.info/conference/)

The following Lib-Value team members will participate in the Conference November 3-5, 2011:

Carol Tenopir – presenting an overview of the Lib-Value projects and results from the value and outcomes from scholarly reading

Rachel Fleming-May – presenting her work on how library instruction contributes to teaching and learning

Tina Chrzastowski– presenting her work with Paula Kaufman on E-book users’ attitudes and actions

Thursday, November 3, 2011 to Saturday, November 5, 2011

ISSOME KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY CAROL TENOPIR

 

August 24, 2011

Information Science and Social Media - International Conference in Turku, Finland.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

LIB-VALUE AT THE 9TH NORTHUMBRIA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

 

August 22-26, 2011

The 9th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services. was held at the University of York, in York, United Kingdom.  This year's theme was "Proving Value in Challenging Times."

For more information on the conference, go to 9th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services.

Dr. Carol Tenopir (Tennessee) gave the keynote address on August 22, 2011 - "The IMLS Lib-Value Project: A Keynote Address."

Tina Chrzastowski (Illinois) presented "Assessing the Value of Ebooks to Academic Libraries and Users" on August 24, 2011.

Monday, August 22, 2011 to Friday, August 26, 2011

ROI Update: What We Know and What We Don't Know - Talk by Paula Kaufman

September 6-7, 2011

National Cheng Kung University in Tainen, Taiwan.  

This talk is part of a program for university librarians and their senior staff.

Other presenters include Tom Leonard from the University of California, Berkley and Betsy Wilson from the University of Washington.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 to Wednesday, September 7, 2011

ARL Library Assessment Forum in San Diego

On January 7, 2011 at the ALA Midwinter conference in San Diego, several Lib-Value members participated in the well attended Library Assessment Forum sponsored by ARL.  Martha Kyrillidou began the forum by providing an overview of the October Library Assessment Conference in Baltimore.  Dr. Carol Tenopir gave an update on the Lib-Value project.  New team member Megan Oakleaf discussed the value of the library in teaching and learning.

Watch the ARL Lib-Value Workshop Presentations

The Lib-Value Workshop, sponsored by ARL and given to a full house in Washington DC during the ALA Annual Conference, focused on reviewing current methodologies for determining ROI in academic libraries. Presenters discuss how information professionals can measure, describe, and articulate the value of libraries in today's competitive environment. Featured are presentations by Paula Kaufman, Donald King, Bruce Kingma, Martha Kyrillidou, and Regina Mays. The panel discussion facilitated by Martha Kyrillidou is also available.  

Serials Article Now Available

The November 2010 issue of Serials: The Journal for the Serials Communityfeatures "Measuring Value and Return on Investment of Academic Libraries," an article that expands on a paper presented by Carol Tenopir at the 33rd UKSG Conference in Edinburgh on April 12, 2010. The article discusses the importance of measuring the library's value to its parent institution and the impact of library-provided access to scholarly journals on faculty research, grant and publishing activities.
 

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