Hidden Treasure: Connecting Your Value with the Needs of the Institution

Authors

Leslie Engelson, Murray State UniversityFollow
Christina Torbert, University of MississippiFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

While traditionally libraries are very good at counting (books, patrons, reference questions, etc.), the question of value can no longer be answered by quantifying things and activities. In fact, it is challenging to try to assess and assign value to the services and resources provided by libraries. Increasingly libraries are asked to communicate their value to their stakeholders more effectively by providing evidence of outcomes related to user experience and institutional mission and goals. Several library associations have recently published reports delineating the value of libraries to the constituents.

Relational Format

journal article

Comments

Additional file: slides from presentation at the 2015 ATLA Conference

Recommended Citation

Leslie Engelson and Christina Torbert (2015) Hidden Treasure: Connecting Your Value with the Needs of the Institution, Summary of Proceedings: Sixty-Ninth Annual Conference of the American Theological Library Association, 168-171