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

Kelly, Madeline M., 1987- (author., Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780838918685
ISBN: 0838918689
Physical Description: xx, 250 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Publisher: Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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 -- Interlibrary loan 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.