Academic Program Assessment Form
Assessment Cycle: 2010-2011
Program: Collection Development
Department Chair/Program Director: Jeanne Pavy
College: Earl K. Long Library
Dean: Sharon Mader
Goal
Goal 1. Provide relevant core and in-depth collections that
support the learning, teaching, and research needs of
undergraduate and graduate students and faculty,
especially for designated academic programs of
excellence, graduate programs, and for new degree
programs.
Measurable Objective
Objective 1.1 Implement at least two new practices to
ensure that the collection reflects the current research and
teaching needs of the university.
Strategies:
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
Assessment Tool(s)
What was your population and
what was your population
size?
What was your sample size?
What was your sampling
method? (e.g. random sample,
convenience sample)
Actual Results Obtained
(Observed findings: was the
objective achieved?)
Improve usage statistics collection and
analysis.
Find ways to make better use of Interlibrary
Loan borrowing data (books and journals)
to identify information needs not met by
current collection.
Examine course descriptions, syllabi, and
curriculum changes
Reports/lists of improvements in collection evaluation.
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The objective was achieved. We implemented two new
practices that have increased our ability to provide
collections that match research and teaching needs:
 Current procedures for collecting in-house use of
print materials were reviewed and the following
changes were made in order to ensure more
reliable, consistent, and specific usage data: (1)
specific newspapers used are noted; (2) distinguish
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Strategies to Meet This
Objective in 2011-2012
between current and non-current issues of journals
and record statistics more consistently; (3) began
taking in-house use statistics on books
Began regularly sharing Interlibrary Loan data on
frequently requested titles, alerting subject
librarians to possible gaps in the collection,
ultimately resulting in a patron-driven acquisitions
project based on faculty ILL requests.
Expand patron-driven collecting practices
Goal
Goal 1. Provide relevant core and in-depth collections that
support the learning, teaching, and research needs of
undergraduate and graduate students and faculty,
especially for designated academic programs of
excellence, graduate programs, and for new degree
programs.
Measurable Objective
Objective 1.2 Adapt and develop collections to reflect the
University’s evolving curricular emphases, research
priorities, and financial realities.
Strategies:
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3
Assessment Tool(s)
What was your population
and what was your
population size?
What was your sample size?
What was your sampling
method? (e.g. random
sample, convenience sample)
Review serials subscriptions based on
current priorities and budgetary constraints.
Explore possible patron-driven collection
models, especially for book purchases.
Continue to develop high-impact digital
collections of in-house and institutional
content.
List of changes to collection (serials cancellations and
additions, reallocation of materials budget) or
collecting practices
Statistics on digital collections (created, added, usage)
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n/a
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Actual Results Obtained
(Observed findings: was the
objective achieved?)
The objective was achieved. The collection was adapted
according to current research and curricular emphases:
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Strategies to Meet This
Objective in 2011-2012
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After reviewing cost and usage data for journal
subscriptions and discussing them with teaching
faculty, subject librarians worked together to
identify approximately $176,000 in serials
subscriptions that could be cancelled in order to
preserve the most important titles in all disciplines.
We initiated a patron-driven acquisitions project to
purchase books requested by faculty through
Interlibrary Loan. From Dec 2010 through April
2011 we acquired 29 books for 13 faculty members
representing 10 different academic departments.
Books and other content were acquired or deselected
according to current curricular and research
emphases.
More Special Collections content was made
available online through the Louisiana Digital
Library, including the Marcus Christian Collection
(complete edited manuscript of The Negro in
Louisiana), 9 Senior Honors Theses, 4 Arts
Administration Reports, and 188 theses and
dissertations.
We launched ScholarWorks, our institutional
repository, and began collecting UNO-produced
content there (678 items added from March through
June 2011).
as part of the annual serials review, conduct a
thorough review of major journal package
subscription deals
adjust book allocation percentages based on
discipline-specific needs for monographs and
recent spending patterns
Include content from every college in
ScholarWorks
Goal
Goal 1
Provide relevant core and in-depth collections that support
the learning, teaching, and research needs of undergraduate
and graduate students and faculty, especially for
designated academic programs of excellence, graduate
programs, and for new degree programs.
Measurable Objective
Objective 1.3 Recognize, evaluate, and, as appropriate,
adopt and promote new developments in scholarly
communication that benefit our students and faculty.
Strategies:
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.3.3
Assessment Tool(s)
What was your population
and what was your
population size?
What was your sample size?
What was your sampling
method? (e.g. random
sample, convenience sample)
Actual Results Obtained
(Observed findings: was the
objective achieved?)
Strategies to Meet This
Continue campus outreach program to raise
awareness of new scholarly
communications trends and models, such as
open access publishing and author rights
Participate in Open Access Week
Plan for and implement an institutional
repository
Record of scholarly communication outreach efforts
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The objective was achieved. We took several steps to
promote scholarly communications issues on campus:
 Launched ScholarWorks@UNO, our institutional
repository (generated 3091 downloads between
March-June 2011)
 Librarians participated in the ARL-ACRL Institute
for Scholarly Communication 8-part webinar series
titled “Reshaping Scholarly Communication”
 Dean and Scholarly Communications Librarian
gave presentation on ScholarWorks to various
groups and individuals, including VC for Research,
deans and department chairs; subject librarians
visited two academic departments
 Participated in Open Access Week by featuring
information on OA (library guide, video) on library
website
 Expand participation in Open Access Week
Objective in 2011-2012
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Increase content in repository to at least 3000 items
Include content from every college in the
repository
Expand repository to include undergraduate work
Develop a plan to support data management on
campus
Involve Senate Committee on Library in Scholarly
Communications issues