LibQUAL+ The Arizona State University Libraries’ Experience
What Will Be Covered? Overview – Arizona State University (ASU) – ASU Libraries LibQUAL+ results spanning five years What we learned
Arizona State University (ASU) Comprehensive public research university – Four campuses in metropolitan Phoenix – >60,000 students Tempe campus – ~52,000 students – ~2,300 instructional faculty
ASU Libraries Tempe campus – Hayden Library Social Sciences, Humanities, Special Collections – Noble Science and Engineering Library – Music Library – Architecture and Environmental Design Library
Library Facts Total Volumes: 4,287,919 Databases: 319 E-Journals: 32,791 E-Books: 281,588
Library Facts Website: 2,693,155 Virtual Visits Building Use: 2,037,390 In-Person Visits Reference: 141,087 Instruction: – # Classes: 994 – # Attendees: 24,391 Circulation: 1,107,316
Why LibQUAL+? Assess impact and usefulness of library services Collect and interpret user feedback over time Make comparable assessments with peer institutions
Overall Satisfaction with Library
Information Literacy Mean Scores
LibQUAL+ Dimensions Library as Place Information Control Affect of Service
Undergrad Students Trend for Information Control
Graduate Students Trend for Information Control
Faculty Trend for Information Control
Information Control Direct Feedback from Users Library Student Advisory Council – Google much easier to use than online catalog and database interfaces – Market services Faculty Focus Group – Amazon.com interface is preferred over online catalog and database interfaces – Market services
Service Adequacy: Peer Comparison
Service Superiority: Peer Comparison
What did we learn? Improved in Information Literacy Need to put resources into improving in Information Control Need to develop a marketing plan for the library Surpass peers and LibQUAL+average at Library as Place
Conclusion As we map our future, we must measure our overall performance Each library employee contributes to the overall performance Results used to improve and prioritize services Goal is to meet end user’s desired level of service