scholarly journals Bridges and Barriers: Factors Influencing a Culture of Assessment in Academic Libraries

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith Gorran Farkas ◽  
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe ◽  
Amy Harris Houk
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Culture Of Assessment ◽  
Percent Response ◽  
Assessment Of Student Learning ◽  
Four Year Institutions ◽  
Percent Response Rate

In an environment in which libraries need to demonstrate value, illustrating how the library contributes to student learning is critical. Gathering and analyzing data to tell the library’s story as well as identify areas for improvement require commitment, time, effort, and resources—all components of a culture of assessment. This paper presents the results of a survey designed to understand what factors facilitate the development of a culture of assessment of student learning in academic libraries and what factors may hinder it. Unlike previous research in this area, which has focused on case studies and surveys with nonrepresentative samples, the authors conducted a systematic survey of academic libraries at four-year institutions in the United States and achieved a 42 percent response rate. The results suggest certain factors are highly associated with a culture of assessment and provide guidance to administrators and front-line librarians working to build such a culture.

scholarly journals Technical Services Assessment

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca L. Mugridge
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Percent Response ◽  
Percent Response Rate ◽  
Assessment Activities ◽  
Technical Services

Academic libraries regularly conduct assessment of library services through the use of rubrics or assessment tools such as LibQUAL (www.libqual.org/home). Technical services activities are frequently assessed; however, the assessment is typically limited to the evaluation of specific processes. This study was designed to explore assessment activities in Pennsylvania’s academic libraries. The author designed a survey to investigate whether technical services activities are assessed, how they are assessed, who is responsible for assessment, how the results of assessment activities are shared with others, and how those results are used to improve services or for other purposes. Sixty-three libraries responded to the survey (a 53 percent response rate). Survey results show that 90 percent of academic libraries in Pennsylvania have conducted some form of assessment of technical services activities but that most of that assessment is quantitative in nature.

Critical success factors for digital library implementation in Africa: Solution focused rather than problem focused

2020 ◽  
pp. 026666692091800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feria Wirba Singeh ◽  
Abrizah Abdullah ◽  
Kiran Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Percent Response ◽  
Percent Response Rate

Digital libraries continue to be an important source for indigenous content and research output in developing countries, especially in the context where traditional distribution mechanisms failed. It is therefore useful for continual research to maintain and enhance our standing on the topic and to improve ways of making digital libraries more usable and sustainable to the user community. It is with this effect that this study on the success factors of digital libraries was conducted, with the objective to identify and validate a set of critical success factors (CSFs) for digital library implementation in developing countries. To address this, a quantitative exploratory research design was employed using a web-based survey questionnaire as the data collection technique. A total of 56 item statements associated with the Technology-Organisation-Environment (TOE) framework were developed and respondents were asked about their Perceived Importance and Actual Practices of those factors in digital library implementation. Digital libraries in Africa were sampled and an identified 155 digital libraries from this continent were obtained from OpenDOAR, with 111 sample size representative of the respondents. Based on a 70 percent response rate expectation, invitations were sent to respondents representing the digital libraries. After almost six months, there was a 67.7 percent response rate with 105 usable questionnaires obtained. This study revealed eight CSFs for digital library implementation in ranked order - Content, Architecture, People, Process, Standards, Location and Time, Policy and Advocacy. They are the salient factors that would not only assist to attain sustainable digital library development and implementation, but also provide guidance to library practitioners in appropriate decisions for digital library adoption. It may also help libraries to accomplish their digital library mission in the most cost effective way.

Consumer use of Nondispensing Professional Pharmacy Services

DICP ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Homero A. Monsanto ◽  
Holly L. Mason
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Practice Setting ◽  
Nonprescription Drugs ◽  
Community Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Percent Response ◽  
Poison Prevention ◽  
Percent Response Rate

This study attempted to identify and develop an understanding of the use of 13 nondispensing services (NDSs) by consumers in the community pharmacy practice setting. A self-administered, postage prepaid questionnaire was sent to 1000 Indiana consumers randomly selected from telephone directories. A 45.5 percent response rate was achieved after one original mailing and two follow-ups. Most consumers had not used NDSs except for advice on nonprescription drugs and advice on minor health problems. Nevertheless, a substantial number of consumers expressed interest in many of the remaining services, including advice on diagnostic test kits and information on poison prevention. Consumers' past use of NDSs and their perceptions of pharmacists as providers of these services were important factors in the consumers' intention to use NDSs. Other variables significantly correlated with average intention to use NDSs were: type of pharmacy patronized, anxiety about health, age, and education. It is recommended that future investigations explore in detail consumer behavior with regard to nondispensing services.

scholarly journals A Study of Faculty Data Curation Behaviors and Attitudes at a Teaching-Centered University

2012 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanine Marie Scaramozzino ◽  
Marisa L. Ramírez ◽  
Karen J. McGaughey
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Reliable Information ◽  
Data Curation ◽  
State University ◽  
San Luis ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Percent Response ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Percent Response Rate ◽  
Insight Into

Academic libraries need reliable information on researcher data needs, data curation practices, and attitudes to identify and craft appropriate services that support outreach and teaching. This paper describes information gathered from a survey distributed to the College of Science and Mathematics faculty at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly), a master’s-granting, teaching-centered institution. There was a more than 60 percent response rate to the survey. The survey results provided insight into the science researchers’ data curation awareness, behaviors, and attitudes, as well as what needs they exhibited for services and education regarding maintenance and management of data. It is important that professional librarians understand what researchers both inside and outside their own institutions know so that they can collaborate with their university colleagues to examine data curation needs.

A Model of Excellence for Training Managers And Non-Supervisory Employees In The Food Service Industry

1988 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reg Foucar-Szockl
Keyword(s):  
Service Industry ◽  
Food Service ◽  
The United States ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Training Directors ◽  
Percent Response ◽  
Model Of Excellence ◽  
Dun And Bradstreet ◽  
Percent Response Rate

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceived effectiveness of instructional techniques used when training management and non-supervisory employees in the food service industry. Surveys were sent to 716 training directors of the largest food service organizations in the United States as listed by Dun and Bradstreet. A 72.5 percent response rate was achieved with the use of two follow-up mailings. The results of the factor analysis produced an eight factor structure of effective approaches for training employees in the food service industry.

A Study on Use of Search Engines by the Faculty Members of Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-70
Author(s):  
G. Sivasubramanian ◽  
P. Gomathi
Keyword(s):  
Search Engines ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Qualitative Information ◽  
Information Recovery ◽  
Percent Response ◽  
Percent Response Rate ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The aim of this study was to examine A Study on Use of Search Engines by the Faculty Members of Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. A well-structured questionnaire was distributed among the 176 faculties, out of which 165 duly filled copies were returned, constituting a 96.94 percent response rate. The present study demonstrates and elaborates the various aspects of use of search engines such as, use of arts and science subject search engines, material and liking of search engines, conduct to place the information from the Internet during search engines, troubles faced by the users and satisfaction rank of users though using the search engines. The results of the survey provided some of the reasons that influence the contentment with information recovery results of search engines. Internet has revolutionized the information today. The search engines contain complete searching the Internet very simple. They have emerged as a resolution to the difficulty of accessing in order source on the Net. The study recommends that there is a need to conduct the orientation programmer on search engines to help the faculty members for effective and efficient use of search engines for access the qualitative information available on the web.

scholarly journals A Mail/Telephone Technique for Collecting Primary Data

1978 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-53
Author(s):  
Richard W. Smith ◽  
Jon M. Conrad ◽  
David A. Storey
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
General Average ◽  
Percent Response ◽  
Percent Response Rate

A mail/telephone technique is discussed which achieved a 79 percent response rate at a cost per usable survey which was only about 50 percent above the general average costs for using mailed questionnaires. With proper follow-up techniques this method is capable of yielding even higher response rates at a cost far below personal, face-to-face interviews.

scholarly journals Retail Investors' Preferences towards Investment in Mutual Funds

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3S2) ◽  
pp. 388-392
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Funds ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Structure Questionnaire ◽  
Tax Relief ◽  
Retail Investors ◽  
Percent Response ◽  
Percent Response Rate ◽  
Survey Approach

This research aims to study retail investors’ preferences towards mutual funds from Gujarat perspective. For this, survey approach was used in order to solicit primary data from the respondents. The structure questionnaire was distributed among 325 respondents out of which 288 valid questionnaires were received with full response with 88.62 percent response rate. The survey was carried out in the month of August - September, 2019. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. The results of this study indicated that majority people make investment with an objective of getting tax relief; there is association between: 1) occupation and kind of investments 2) occupation and mode of investments. The findings of this study provide valuable insights to mutual funds companies and govt. about which factors affects investors’ investment decisions towards mutual funds. Moreover, investors can have ideas about what other investors think of about investment in mutual funds. The limitations of this study will create scope for further research in same domain in future.

Health technology assessment for resource allocation decisions: Are key principles relevant for Latin America?

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 421-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres Pichon-Riviere ◽  
Federico Augustovski ◽  
Adolfo Rubinstein ◽  
Sebastián García Martí ◽  
Sean D. Sullivan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Current Level ◽  
Current Application ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Percent Response ◽  
Perceived Relevance ◽  
Allocation Decisions ◽  
Percent Response Rate

Objectives: A set of fifteen key principles (KP) has been recently proposed to guide decisions on the structure of HTA programs, the methods of HTA, the processes for conducting HTA and the use of HTA findings in decision-making. The objective of this research is to explore whether these KPs are relevant and useful in Latin America (LA), and to what extent they are being applied.Methods: A Web-based survey was sent to 11,792 HTA researchers and users in LA to explore the perceived relevance of each KP, its current level of application and the gap between these two.Results: We received 1,142 responses from nineteen LA countries (9.7 percent response rate). The subgroup of KP related to Methods and to the Use of HTA received the higher mean scores in the relevance scale (9.00 and 8.94). Level of current application scored low in all KP (3.2 to 4.9). Higher gaps were observed in principles related to the use of HTA in decision making and to the processes for conducting HTA. Countries with more developed HTA showed higher scores in the degree of current application (5.3 versus 3.4, p < .01) and lower gaps (3.84 versus 5.21, p < .01). Researchers, compared with research users, scored the relevance of the KPs higher.Conclusions: KPs seem to be very relevant to most HTA researchers and users in LA. However, the current level of application was considered uniformly poor. Higher gaps were observed in KPs related to the link between HTA and decision making, highlighting one of the major challenges for the countries in the region.

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