Bibliograph

The complete collections assessment manual, a holistic approach, Madeline M. Kelly

Type

Label

The complete collections assessment manual, a holistic approach, Madeline M. Kelly

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The complete collections assessment manual

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1096293790

Responsibility statement

Madeline M. Kelly

Sub title

a holistic approach

Summary

"Spanning both concept and practice, Kelly offers a holistic assessment framework suitable to a variety of collections and contexts. This manual is applicable as both a training tool for practicing librarians and a useful course text for library students"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part I: Planning a collections assessment program -- Holistic collections assessment -- Assessment goals -- Assessment stakeholders -- Selecting data and methods -- Project planning -- Communication best practices -- Special considerations -- Part II: Metrics and methods -- Putting the pieces together: How to use Part II -- Inventory -- Reputable bibliographies -- Modified brief test -- Uniqueness -- Peer benchmarking -- E-Resource environmental scan -- Patron demographic mapping -- User surveys -- Interviews -- Focus groups -- Persona exercises -- Circulation analysis -- Physical item return-on-investment (ROI) -- Interlibrary loan (ILL) analysis -- E-Resource use analysis -- Turnaway analysis -- Citation analysis -- Constituent publishing outlets -- Bibliometric analysis -- Altmetric analysis -- Part III: Appendixes -- Appendix A: Assessment planning templates -- Appendix B: Software to support assessment -- Appendix C: Sample collections assessment portfolios

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