Assessment Strategies in Technical Services

Are you spending money wisely? Can you prove it? The call for efficiency and evidence-based practice has sparked an examination traditional assessment and statistic-gathering. This collective work from ALCTS suggests new approaches for acquisition and collections; cataloging and metadata; digital preservation; and e-resources and serials. Exploring your options for assessment will lead you to the right balance of traditional and new metrics. You'll find advice on such topics as: How to use multiple data set to assess collections across subjects, formats, or other factors. Assessing e-resource budgets, workflows, vendors, and collaborative initiatives. Four types of preservation assessment and how to structure them for actionable results How to save on serial expenses while avoiding cancellations Working with data using common applications like Excel, Access, or MySQL Checklist of seven key considerations for building a data warehouse. Using benchmarking to improve metadata processes