March 8, 2023 Meeting of Library Assessment Committee

Community Agreement

• Listen Actively: Try to understand others before being understood.
• Step In, Step Back: Step up and use your voice or Step Back and make space for others.
• Speak from Your Own Lived Experience: Use “I” statements and refrain from telling other people’s stories.
• Invest In Yourself and Invest in Each Other: Honor our shared space and keep time in mind.
• Think Beyond Binaries: Hold multiple perspectives at once.
• Stories Stay, Lessons Go: Confidentiality and personal privacy.
• Repair Harm: Seek space to repair harm when we mess up.

1. Library Assessment updates (3 min.) 

• Ithaka S+R Faculty Survey (Survey dates: January 30 to February 28, 2023)
  Survey closed on March 6, 2023. 441 (11%) completed responses and 331 (8%) partially completed responses.
• ACRL and IPEDS statistics completed. ARL (5 survey datasets) due April 21.

2. FY22 Unit Annual Report Analysis Discussion (15 min.) 

• Draft in Box
• To be submitted to Chris Prom and David Ward before April 16.

3. Assess and Connect: 2023 Library Assessment Forum update (15 min.)

• Staff calendar – https://uiuc.libcal.com/event/10491883
• Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
  Time: 10:00am – noon
  Location: Main Library 106
  Event URL: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/84880108061?pwd=VG9kTURXc1ZUaFZLVVVZNjZ2OGlNUT09&from=addon
• Agenda
  – Welcome (David Ward)
  – Panel “Immeasurable and Invisible” (Panelist: Janelle Sander, Kyle Rimkus and Sarah C. Williams. Moderated by Mary Ton and John Laskowski (Zoom)
  – “Tell me more …” presentations: Library Statistics and LibInsight (Jen & Belinda), Space Assessment (John) and Data Visualization Best Practices & Accessibility (Virginia & Belinda)
  – Event evaluation form

4. April (April 12) meeting

Committee work time?

5. Thoughts/Questions/Reflections 

Jen-chien Yu, Belinda Bolivar, Alex Deeke, Mary Ton, John Laskowski, Sandi Caldrone, Sanga Sung, Megean Osuchowski, Yali Feng, Virginia Haverstic

1. Library Assessment updates

• Update on completion of the Ithaka S+R Faculty Survey
• Update on statistical collection for ACRL and IPEDS as well as ARL

2. FY22 Unit Annual Report Analysis Discussion (15 min.) 

• Discussion and Review of FY22 Unit Annual Report Analysis

3. Assess and Connect: 2023 Library Assessment Forum update (15 min.)

• Planning for Assess and Connect Forum
• Call for volunteers for event

4. April (April 12) meeting

• Discussion about whether to meet during this time with the Assess and Connect Forum coming up and the work of the sub-committees.

5. Thoughts/Questions/Reflections