{"id":3246,"date":"2016-08-27T03:58:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-27T03:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hsli.org\/?p=3246"},"modified":"2016-08-27T03:58:15","modified_gmt":"2016-08-27T03:58:15","slug":"illinois-librarians-presenting-at-library-assessment-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/illinois-librarians-presenting-at-library-assessment-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Librarians Presenting at Library Assessment Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

A number of Illinois librarians will present at the 2016 Library Assessment Conference. This year’s conference will take place from Sunday, October 30, to Thursday, November 3<\/strong>, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. The conference is held every two years and gives leaders in library assessment the opportunity to share insights on the latest tools and trends in that area. The registration deadline for this year’s gathering is Saturday, October 8<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Illinois librarians and their sessions are listed below. For sessions including a presenter not from Illinois, just the Illinois librarian or librarians are included.<\/p>\n

Monday, October 31<\/strong>
\nPlenary Session I (10:30-11:30 AM)
\nLisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign-keynote speaker
\nConcurrent Session 2 — Collections\/Digital (1:30-3:30 PM)
\nQiana Johnson, Northwestern University — “Mind the Gap: Using Patron Actions to Identify Holes in a Library’s Collection”<\/p>\n

Tuesday, November 1<\/strong>
\nConcurrent Session 3 — Organizational Issues 2 (10:30 AM-12:00 PM)
\nElizabeth Edwards, University of Chicago — “Assessment as User Engagement: Using User Testing and Assessment to Build Investment in the Library’s Intranet”
\nConcurrent Session 4 — Organizational Issues 3 (1:00-2:45 PM)
\nTerry Taylor, DePaul University — “Proficiencies for Assessment Librarians and Coordinators: Defining a Profession”
\nLisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Karen Brown, Dominican University — “Creating Sustainable Assessment Practice through Collaborative Leadership: Informing and Being Informed by Higher Education Leaders”<\/p>\n

Wednesday, November 2<\/strong>
\nConcurrent Session 5 — Special Libraries (9:00-10:30 AM)
\nWanda Dole, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum — “Measurement and Metrics for US Presidential Libraries and Museums”
\nConcurrent Session 6 — Data (11:00 AM-12:30 PM)
\nMichael Perry and Gina Petersen, Northwestern University — “Do We Collect That Information and If So, How Can I Access It? Designing a Statistics Depository”
\nConcurrent Session 6 — Learning 4 (11:00 AM-12:30 PM)
\nSusan Avery and Kirsten Feist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — “Assessing International Students in the Library Instruction Classroom”<\/p>\n

Also, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe is on the steering committee for the conference.<\/p>\n

For more information about the conference, including the full list of presentations, go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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