• Tell the Truth: Using Library Program Review for Transformation

    Contributor(s):
    Nedda Ahmed, Suzanne Rackover, Rachel Resnik, Heather Slania (see profile)
    Date:
    2023
    Group(s):
    ARLIS/NA Management Special Interest Group
    Subject(s):
    Educational leadership, Management, Academic libraries, Evaluation
    Item Type:
    Presentation
    Meeting Title:
    ARLIS/NA Annual Conference
    Meeting Org.:
    ARLIS/NA
    Meeting Loc.:
    Mexico City, MX
    Meeting Date:
    April 20, 2023
    Tag(s):
    2023 ARLIS/NA Conference
    Permanent URL:
    https://doi.org/10.17613/cydx-tg74
    Abstract:
    The presentation slides from this session provide a comprehensive guide to library program reviews, an increasingly common practice in academic libraries. The session emphasizes the importance of honesty in highlighting the library's strengths and weaknesses during these reviews. The slides detail a library program review's processes, tools, opportunities, and challenges. They illustrate how program reviews serve as an insightful evaluation tool. The self-study section of the slides mentions external standard comparisons. Those recommended by the panelists were the ACRL Standards for Academic Libraries, ACRL Diversity Standards, and the ALA DEI Scorecard. The panel offered multiple perspectives, including heads of libraries/departments, internal review team staff, and external peer reviewers. Panelists whose libraries underwent reviews delved into the challenges and opportunities they encountered, their desired outcomes, and the lessons they learned. A QR code on the last slide links to a Library Program Review Zine created by Heather Slania outlines the best practices, and aligns with the panel and the panelist's discussion.
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    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 months ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives

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