1. Career Connections: Professional Literacy WPWVC ACRL Spring Meeting June 5, 2015 Dr. Janice Krueger Dr. Marilyn Harhai

2. Overview Development of questionnaire Survey questions and results Ideas for remediation

3. Questionnaire Development Development of assessment tool Application to practicing librarians

4. Participants Academic Librarians: 31.51% Public Librarians: 66.44% School Librarians: 2.05%

5. What do you like to read? A.Mysteries B.Westerns C.Suspense D.Science fiction E.Non-fiction F.Biographies G.Other

6. Q2: My ability to demonstrate familiarity with the Library Bill of Rights and the ALA Code of Ethics and to explain the relevance to library service A.Expert B.Very strong C.Competent D.Weak E.Very weak F.No ability

7. Q2: My ability to demonstrate familiarity with the Library Bill of Rights and the ALA Code of Ethics and to explain the relevance to library service Some contrast to reported ability for understanding and promoting intellectual freedom and freedom of information in Q3: Expert (8.20%, 10); Very Strong (35.25%, 43); Competent (47.54%, 58), Weak (9.02%, 11); Very Weak and No Ability are zero.

8. Q7: My ability to understand and apply laws that pertain to libraries A.Expert B.Very strong C.Competent D.Weak E.Very weak F.No ability

9. Q7: My ability to understand and apply laws that pertain to libraries

10. Q14: My ability to apply relevant national and international bibliographic control standards to organize materials and resources at a level appropriate for the library and the materials A.Expert B.Very strong C.Competent D.Weak E.Very weak F.No ability

11. Q14: My ability to apply relevant national and international bibliographic control standards to organize materials and resources at a level appropriate for the library and the materials

12. Q15: My ability to pursue knowledge of current library trends and innovations; identify how they may impact bibliographic control and resource management and how they may be applied locally A.Expert B.Very strong C.Competent D.Weak E.Very weak F.No ability

13. Q15: My ability to pursue knowledge of current library trends and innovations; identify how they may impact bibliographic control and resource management and how they may be applied locally

14. Q16: My ability to understand the general structure, relationships and relative importance of organization of information principles, systems and software A.Expert B.Very strong C.Competent D.Weak E.Very weak F.No ability

15. Q16: My ability to understand the general structure, relationships and relative importance of organization of information principles, systems and software

16. Q26: My ability to perform outcome-based evaluations to measure the effect of the programs and service on various user groups A.Expert B.Very strong C.Competent D.Weak E.Very weak F.No ability

17. Q26: My ability to perform outcome-based evaluations to measure the effect of the programs and service on various user groups

18. Q27: My ability to identify and articulate the fundamentals of quantitative and qualitative research methods A.Expert B.Very strong C.Competent D.Weak E.Very weak F.No ability

19. Q27: My ability to identify and articulate the fundamentals of quantitative and qualitative research methods Some contrast to ability to identify, analyze, and use research literature in Q28: Expert (16.81%, 19); Very Strong (30.97%, 35); Competent (41.95%, 47); Weak (7.96%, 9); Very Weak (2.65%, 3); No Ability reported as zero.

20. Q31: My ability to understand and apply basic instructional design principles to design training A.Expert B.Very strong C.Competent D.Weak E.Very weak F.No ability

21. Q31: My ability to understand and apply basic instructional design principles to design training

22. Q32: My ability to develop and evaluate a library budget A.Expert B.Very strong C.Competent D.Weak E.Very weak F.No ability

23. Q32: My ability to develop and evaluate a library budget

24. Q33: My ability to understand and ensure compliance with human resources policies and procedures A.Expert B.Very strong C.Competent D.Weak E.Very weak F.No ability

25. Q33: My ability to understand and ensure compliance with human resources policies and procedures

26. Q34: My ability to develop and apply appropriate methods to continually measure and ensure the quality and value of library services A.Expert B.Very strong C.Competent D.Weak E.Very weak F.No ability

27. Q34: My ability to develop and apply appropriate methods to continually measure and ensure the quality and value of library services Some similarities to Q26 responses: Expert (7.02%, 8); Very Strong (19.30%, 22); Competent (41.23%, 47); Weak (30.70%, 35); Very Weak (0.88%, 1); No Ability (0.88%, 1)

28. Break-out Groups – Remediation Ideas Foundations (Questions 2 and 7) Cataloging (Questions 14, 15 and 16) Assessment (Questions 26 and 27) Management (Questions 31, 32, 33 and 34)

29. Suggestions Webinars for in-house training Classes Workshops Reading Mentors Professional associations