{"product_id":"9780838918685-the-complete-collections-assessment-manual","title":"The Complete Collections Assessment Manual","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Holistic Approach\u003cbr\u003eAssessment can be a daunting undertaking. And though every institution is unique, as this manual demonstrates, there's no need to reinvent the wheel. Spanning both concept and practice, Kelly offers a holistic assessment framework suitable to a variety of collections and contexts.\u003cbr\u003eAssessment is increasingly integral to building, managing, and justifying library collections. Unfortunately, assessment can also be a daunting undertaking. And though every institution is unique, as this manual demonstrates, there's no need to reinvent the wheel. Spanning both concept and practice, Kelly offers a holistic assessment framework suitable to a variety of collections and contexts. With a structure that makes it applicable as both a training tool for practicing librarians and a useful course text for library students, this manual\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eintroduces foundational assessment methodologies then provides concrete guidance on how to contextualize those methodologies within a holistic collections assessment program;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecovers topics such as assessment goals, assessment stakeholders, selecting data and methodologies, working through project constraints, and project planning;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes sample assessment program structures and other useful templates;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprovides step-by-step instructions for more than a dozen specific methodologies, describing which aspect of the collection is being measured, what goals the methodology can address, technological requirements, recommended visualizations, and other helpful pointers; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eshares best practices for communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders about assessment projects, with sample communication plans that can be easily adapted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBridging the divide between the big picture and the nitty gritty, this manual guides the reader through the development and implementation of a collections assessment program tailored to local needs and resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56639199052150,"sku":"9780838918685","price":48.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35389595.jpg?v=1762827867","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780838918685-the-complete-collections-assessment-manual","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}