The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that registration is now open for the 2010 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. The conference will be held from October 25-27, 2010, in Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland.
Co-sponsored by the 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 2010 conference is geared toward all library and information professionals interested in assessment activities. The event will include five keynote speakers: Fred Heath on Library Service Quality; Joe Matthews on Performance Measures and Balanced Scorecard; Danuta Nitecki on Assessment of Library Spaces; Megan Oakleaf on Learning Outcomes and the Library; and Stephen Town on Value and Impact.
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