The Evaluation Process/What Do You Need to Know? Your Evaluation Plan/The Data Trifecta – A Winning Combination
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Starting the Conversation: Data Collection Methods
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- Library Evaluation 101: Short video tutorials on how to conduct surveys, interviews, focus groups, and observations
- Moderating Focus Groups Video
- Rev (transcription service)
- TapeACall (iphone recording app)
- Extensive resource of surveys, tools, and techniques for conducting interviews, focus groups, and surveys of all types.
- Designing and Conducting Focus Group Interviews (2002) by Richard A. Krueger
- This guide includes consideration of moderator skills, participant selection and management, question tips and types, analysis and reporting.
- Introduction to Conducting Focus Groups (2015, 2009) by NOAA Coastal Services Center
- A brief introduction to the steps for conducting focus groups; a high level view of the process from preparation to analysis.
- Internet, Phone, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method (4th ed.). by Dillman, D. A., Smyth, J. D., & Christian, L. M. (2009). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
- Questionnaire Design by Pew Research Center
- Survey Research Methods (5th ed.). by Fowler, F. J. (2009). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Survey Research by Teasdale, R. M. (2018). In R. V. Small and M. A. Mardis (Eds.), Research methods for librarians and educators: Practical applications in formal and informal learning environments (pp. 216-225). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
- Tips for Writing Questionnaire Items by Office of Educational Assessment, University of Washington
- Writing Survey Questions by Center for Innovation in Research and Teaching, Grand Canyon University
Setting a Course for Your Library: Data Analysis Strategies
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- Library Evaluation 101: Short video tutorials on how to analyze qualitative and quantitative data
- Project Outcome Tutorial – Analyzing Open-Ended Comments
Telling the Library Story with Data
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