The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the conference planning committee are inviting proposals for the 2014 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held in Seattle, Washington, August 4 – 6, 2014. The deadline for submissions is January 17, 2014.
The goal of the biennial Library Assessment Conference is to build and further a vibrant library assessment community by bringing together interested practitioners and researchers who have responsibility or interest in the broad field of library assessment. The conference provides a mix of invited speakers, contributed papers, posters, pre- and post-conference workshops, and, new this year, lightning talks and panels that stimulate discussion and provide workable ideas for effective, practical, and sustainable library assessment. The 2014 conference builds on the success of the first four conferences held in Charlottesville (2006, 2012), Seattle (2008), and Baltimore (2010).
Proposals are invited as papers, posters, panels, and lightning talks (short papers) that cover any aspect of library assessment. The conference planning committee especially encourage proposals in the areas that include collaborative assessment; digital libraries; information resources, collections, and e-metrics; learning outcomes; management information; methods and tools; organisational issues; performance measurement and measures; return on investment (ROI); services; space planning and use; special collections; usability; user needs; and value and impact.
The 2014 conference planning committee is composed of the members include Nisa Bakkalbasi, Columbia University; Jackie Belanger, University of Washington; Rachel Besara, Florida State University; Bob Fox, University of Louisville, Ex Officio as Chair of the ARL Statistics and Assessment Committee; Steve Hiller, University of Washington, Co-Chair; Lisa Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Lorie Kloda, McGill University; Martha Kyrillidou, Association of Research Libraries, Co-Chair; Jennifer Nutefall, Santa Clara University; Megan Oakleaf, Syracuse University; Kathy Perry, Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA); Jim Self, University of Virginia, Ex Officio Co-Chair Emeritus; Stephen Town, University of York, UK, Ex Officio as Liaison to the Northumbria Conference; Joe Zucca, University of Pennsylvania
