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ALI Assessment Committee: Closing the Loop

Closing the Loop

Library assessment planning is complex and cyclical. It is not something to just set aside and admire. Below are 3 sections offering guidance for rounding out a cycle in that ongoing process.

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The 1st segment, Writing an Assessment Plan, offers links to websites and journal articles with words of wisdom for assessment plan newbies and experts alike. Segment 2, Analyze and Implement Changes, sites key library literature on these vital steps. And the 3rd segment, Communicating the Results, covers identifying your market and the communication methods to reach them.

Writing an Assessment Plan

Tips on Writing an Assessment Plan

  • ACRL: Writing a Library Assessment Plan                           
  • Meagan Oakleaf "Writing Information Literacy Assessment Plans: A Guide to Best Practice.” Communications in Information Literacy 3, no. 2 (2010): 80-90.
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Library Assessment Plan Examples

Analyze and Implement Changes

Communicating the Results