{"id":233,"date":"2014-01-30T22:07:52","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T22:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aulibrarynews.wordpress.com\/?p=233"},"modified":"2014-01-30T22:07:52","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T22:07:52","slug":"au-libraries-count-literally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/aulibrarynews\/2014\/01\/30\/au-libraries-count-literally\/","title":{"rendered":"AU Libraries Count! &#8230; Literally!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>AU Libraries Count!\u00a0 Literally!<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/aulibrarynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/01\/cur_george.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-236 alignright\" alt=\"cur_george\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/aulibrarynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/01\/cur_george.jpeg?w=300\" width=\"270\" height=\"139\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>\nYay libraries!\u00a0 Everyone values libraries. Who could not love the place that loaned you your first Curious George book?\u00a0 Or saved you during that hellacious all-nighter on \u201cNietzsche Meets James Joyce: an Anthropologic Investigation into The Quantum Mechanics of Prose\u201d?\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s following the Man in the Yellow Hat or citing Hawking\u2019s <em>History of Time<\/em>, we have all been influenced and rescued by a \u201cgood library\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 The value of a good library has rarely been challenged. \u00a0For generations, the simple co-location of materials, services and expertise assured a measure of all-around \u201cgoodness.\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/aulibrarynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/01\/e.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-237 alignleft\" style=\"margin:8px\" alt=\"e\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/aulibrarynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/01\/e.jpeg\" width=\"111\" height=\"111\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBut things have changed. \u00a0We have entered an \u201ce-everything&#8221; world: E-Books, E-Journals, E-Collections, E-Reserves, E-Zines, E-Publishing, E-Reference, E-Scholarship, and so on.\u00a0 Many of our most valued resources and services are no longer bound by \u201cplace.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 No longer will a high \u201cgate-count\u201d, or a huge number of volumes, a special collection, a quantity of on-site services, or the availability of librarian expertise truly indicate the real value of a library.<br \/>\nAlright then, how can libraries capture and measure their real value? \u00a0Well, we do it the old fashioned way.\u00a0 We count!\u00a0 Only by collecting and studying meaningful details of your interactions with us can we best express our concrete impact to our community and plan for strategic improvement.\u00a0 We count a wide variety of interactions that make a difference to your success. Some of the statistics we count are obvious, but we also analyze interactions you may not even recognize as library services.\u00a0\u00a0 As a result, the AU Libraries can assure you that you will receive better and more efficient service. \u00a0We are measuring <span style=\"line-height:1.5em\">a great deal about how, why, where, and when you use the library and we are learning what ways our libraries have value and meaning to you.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Here are just a few of the things we are analyzing:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How you use the library on campus and at a distance<\/li>\n<li>Your most frequently asked questions<\/li>\n<li>Time required to help you<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"line-height:1.5em\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYzkIfJypcBUZ4KC0pDq-fMsqTveNglp5Iysonzh22TcIErGcv\" width=\"192\" height=\"139\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Which curriculums\/assignments need most assistance<\/li>\n<li>Which services\/resources you use (or don\u2019t use)<\/li>\n<li>Time of day\/week\/month\/year you use services<\/li>\n<li>Most common issues with our services\/resources<\/li>\n<li>How service is delivered (phone, text, in library, on the street, drop in, department, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Number of instruction sessions we teach, to whom, on what topics, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborations with instructors<\/li>\n<li>Website usage, including popular research paths, visitor locations, usage patterns, and electronic library guides<\/li>\n<li>Remote loaning\/borrowing and document delivery transactions\u00a0 (what are we borrowing\/lending, to\/from who, in what areas, when, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>From data like this we discover where we can:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve staffing patterns and locations<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-238 alignright\" style=\"margin:13px\" alt=\"lan-dash\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/aulibrarynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/01\/lan-dash.png\" width=\"398\" height=\"307\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Enhance or introduce new services<\/li>\n<li>Improve current services<\/li>\n<li>Discover both strengths and weaknesses in our collections<\/li>\n<li>Learn which services are under-utilized<\/li>\n<li>Uncover impediments to efficiency<\/li>\n<li>Identify courses that could benefit from customized instruction sessions<\/li>\n<li>Help you use your time most efficiently<\/li>\n<li>Better understand your assignments<\/li>\n<li>Cultivate collaborations with faculty<\/li>\n<li>Build a more meaningful instruction program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are just a few measurements and potential outcomes.\u00a0 Over the course of the coming semesters we will build a substantial databank of valuable information on how you use the AU Libraries.\u00a0\u00a0 This is certainly a painstaking process, but your librarians and library staff are excited to see what we uncover.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><br \/>\nYes indeed, AU Libraries Count! \u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"line-height:1.5em\">\u00a0<strong>In More Ways Than One!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"count\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/aulibrarynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/01\/count.jpeg\" width=\"118\" height=\"75\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">&#8211; Mark A. 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