Assessing the hybrid university library: addressing diverse agendas through effective and efficient approaches Dr Graham Walton, Research Fellow 24 th IATUL Conference, Ankara, Turkey: 5 th June 2003
Hybrid Library assessment upon which presentation is made Northumbria University Library service to c 7500 health students New Library opened in 1999 Access to custom designed hybrid interface: ‘Hylife for Health’
Assessment method for use of paper based services Borrower statistics Compare health students book borrowing with other students
Assessment method for use of electronically based services Web site statistics Establish useage of different ‘HyLife for Health’ pages
Purpose of library assessment Informed service development Provide internal evidence Provide external evidence
Hybrid library assessment and limited resources Effective and efficient data collection Clear focus Cultural issues
Dissemination Political dimension Format User
Dissemination of ‘HyLife for Health’ interface WALTON, G., EDWARDS, C. and HUTTON, A. HyLiFe for Health: co-ordination of distributed resources for health students at the University of Northumbria Paper presented at the 8 th International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML), London, 4 th July
Dissemination of book use evaluation BAILEY, P., MYERS, C. and WALTON, G. Use of book borrowing statistics as a means to establish library use by pre-registration nursing students: a case study at the Univeristy of Northumbria, Library and Information Research News, 26 (83), 36 – 43.
Observations on reflection on hybrid library assessment Ignoring paper information based services in library assessment is not approprirate Dissemination has to be managed (know your audience!) Plan it from beginning to be multi-purpose