Location
Session 3, Meeting Room IV
Start Date
21-10-2013 1:30 PM
End Date
21-10-2013 2:20 PM
Description
As attentive as we were in gathering information for the design of our knowledge/learning/information commons, it is important that we subsequently assess how these spaces are being used. During the 2008 ARL Library Assessment Conference, 12 easy-to-use techniques were identified to help libraries gather information which could inform design. This program examines how extensively these techniques were used and how successfully they have been applied in post-construction assessments. This workshop will review the results of a survey of approximately 100 libraries with recently completed projects. The survey gathered information on:
- Which of the 12 techniques, if any, were used in the design phase and/or in post-construction assessment?
- Which techniques have been easier to implement? *Which techniques yielded useful information for design and for assessment?
- What barriers, if any, were experienced in these pre- and post-construction data collection efforts?
- What plans, if any, have been made to disseminate the results of these assessments?
Included in
"Common" Tools for Tracking the Use of New Library Space
Session 3, Meeting Room IV
As attentive as we were in gathering information for the design of our knowledge/learning/information commons, it is important that we subsequently assess how these spaces are being used. During the 2008 ARL Library Assessment Conference, 12 easy-to-use techniques were identified to help libraries gather information which could inform design. This program examines how extensively these techniques were used and how successfully they have been applied in post-construction assessments. This workshop will review the results of a survey of approximately 100 libraries with recently completed projects. The survey gathered information on:
- Which of the 12 techniques, if any, were used in the design phase and/or in post-construction assessment?
- Which techniques have been easier to implement? *Which techniques yielded useful information for design and for assessment?
- What barriers, if any, were experienced in these pre- and post-construction data collection efforts?
- What plans, if any, have been made to disseminate the results of these assessments?