The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that registration is now open for the 2012 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment. It is claimed to be the only conference in North America to focus solely on library assessment. This fourth assessment conference will be held from October 29–31, 2012, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Co-sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Virginia Library, and the University of Washington Libraries, the event will cover a full range of library assessment activities. These include: digital libraries, collections, information literacy and learning outcomes, statistics and management information, methods and tools including LibQUAL+, organisational issues, performance measurement, space planning and utilisation, usability, usage and e-metrics, user needs, and value and impact.
The 2012 conference is geared toward all library and information professionals interested in assessment activities. Keynote speakers at the 2012 conference are: Judith Eaton, President, Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA); John Lombardi, university professor and administrator; John Simon, Executive Vice President and Provost of the University of Virginia and the Robert C. Taylor Professor of Chemistry; and Siva Vaidhyanathan, Robertson Professor and the Chair of the Department of Media Studies, University of Virginia.
Registration deadline is August 25, 2012. Participants are encouraged to register early as registration for the previous conferences closed several weeks before the deadline due to high demand. If space remains after August 25, single-day registration will open at that time. Interested parties may visit http://libraryassessment.org/reg to register online.
