Registration is now open for the 2014 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held August 4–6, in Seattle, Washington. The conference aims to build and develop a vibrant library community through invited speakers, contributed papers, posters, lightning talks, panels, workshops, and networking with those interested in assessment. The fifth Library Assessment Conference is co-sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the University of Washington (UW) Libraries.
Registration closes July 6, 2014. Pre-conference workshops will be held on August 3, 12:15 - 4:15 pm. Post-conference workshops will be held on August 7, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (half-day) or 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (full-day). More information on the workshops is available on the conference website.
The 2014 conference will include three keynote speakers: Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC: "Research"; David Kay, Sero Consulting: "Activity Data"; and Margie Jantti, University of Wollongong: "Change in Libraries".
The conference program will feature presentations in four formats: papers, posters, panels, and lightning talks, and will cover a full range of library assessment topics.