Dreaming with Both Eyes Open
In 2008 the Libraries started a self study to identify our strengths, our weaknesses, and our key directions for the next several years. We were assisted by many faculty, students, and staff across campus. In April 2009, the Dean's Office hosted a pair of external reviewers who met with students, faculty, and staff to prepare their own report of assessment and recommendations. The Libraries submitted a formal response to the External Reviewer's report in April 2010.
We welcome responses to our original self-study. Ongoing assessment of our services in light of changes at the College and in the larger higher-education, information services, and technology communities--and continuing conversation with students, faculty and staff--are fundamental to our becoming and remaining the library that Grinnell College deserves.
The Libraries' Self Study Report (March 9, 2009)
Full report for printing [PDF]
Individual sections of report [HTML]
1. Information Literacy and Reference Services
2. Information Discovery and Access
3. Collections and Collection Development
6. Partnerships and Collaboration
Coda: Assessment and Planning: How We Get from Here to There
Appendices
Full list (excluding Appendix 18) for printing [PDF]
Individual Appendices [PDF]
Appendix 1: Membership on Self-study Teams
Appendix 2: Grinnell College Profile
Appendix 3: Official Peer Institutions
Appendix 4: Collections and Service Statistics 10-year data series, 1998-2007
Appendix 5: Total Library Budget
Appendix 6: Reference and Instruction Statistics
Appendix 7: Critical Inquiry Proposal
Appendix 8: Tutorial Information Literacy Curriculum
Appendix 9: Overview of Discovery and Access Services
Appendix 10: Interlibrary Loan Peer Comparison
Appendix 11: Collections, Collection Expenditures, and Collection Usage in Peer Context
Appendix 12: Special Collections Reference Statistics
Appendix 13: Academic Commons and Trends in On-Campus Collaboration
Appendix 14: Elected and Appointed Service on State, Regional, and National Committees, 2003-2008
Appendix 16: Library Organization Chart
Appendix 17: Staffing Levels in Peer Context
Special Questions for the External Reviewers [PDF]
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