The vision of the assessment program at the UHCL Libraries is to facilitate continual improvement in the Libraries’ resources and services and to illustrate the value of the library to the University and the community we serve. Assessments of outcomes at the UHCL LIbraries will be conducted periodically and will provide us with reliable evidence-based data to make informed decisions for improvement and validate desired outcomes are being met.
Outreach refers to the delivery of programs, services, activities, or expertise to those in the university community and other area partners. It may also involve library staff collaboration with other university departments and can be held inside or outside the physical library spaces.
Outreach tied to the library’s collection, or parts of a collection.
Examples:
Examples:
**This category does not include subject specific, course integrated information literacy instruction
Outreach linked to patron’s social, academic, mental, spiritual or wellness related needs
Examples:
Outreach to provide a welcoming experience to patrons, to define the library as place, and to cultivate a sense of belonging in the library
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Outreach activities that focus on creating lasting partnerships with campus student groups, student services offices, or community groups in an effort to expand the library’s reach, and to connect with underserved populations. This may include working to cross-promote services with other organizations, promotion library services, or providing space for external groups within the library.
Examples:
Outreach activities that take place on a large-scale and usually involve numerous activities or levels of support. These events may take place over several days or are held quarterly or yearly. These events usually involve a combination of outreach categories.
Examples:
Banned Books Week
Outreach efforts are extremely valuable to our library. To better analyze our outreach efforts, all library staff are required to capture and input data into Springshare’s LibInsight dataset called "*Outreach & Programming Events - (FY23 - Current)".
This data will be analyzed by the Assessment Librarian. LibInsight is the tool our library uses to house these datasets.
The following data points are collected:
* Examples of information to be used in these fields are provided in the LibInsight form and in the "Standards to UHCL Libraries Outreach Events" document
Outcome #1 - Library Service Awareness
1.1 Students will be able to identify a type of library service
1.2 Students will be able to identify librarians as information and research experts as part of their academic support network
1.3 Students will articulate different library spaces available fo ruse
Outcome #2 - Promote Library Collection Awareness
2.1 Students will be able to identify that the library has more than just books
2.2 Students will be able to identify different types of resources they can check out
2.3 Students will be able to identify electronic resources
Outcome #3 - Reduce Library Anxiety
3.1 Students will be able to identify the library as a friendly place
3.2 Students will feel comfortable using the library
3.3 Students will feel comfortable engaging with a librarian
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