Using the NCES Academic Library Survey Comparison Tool Poster Session

Photo of NCES ALS Comparison Tool Poster Abstract:
The NCES Academic Library Survey online "Compare Academic Libraries" tool currently has the 2008 data availalbe at: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/compare/index.asp?LibraryType=Academic. The Comparison Tool allows you to run a comparison on your library's data against other academic libraries by Carnegie Classification, FTE, services, and other variables. You can also choose the specific library that you want to compare your library against. This session will show how libraries across the United States use this NCES ALS Comparison Tool for assessment.

Using the NCES ALS Comparison Data:
  1. Davis, Denise M. (Prepared December, 2009 for ALA Senior Management and Unit Managers) The Condition of U.S. Libraries: Academic Library Trends, 1999-2009." Web: http://www.ala.org/ala/research/librarystats/academic/Condition_of_Libraries_1999.20.pdf.

  2. Jones, D. Yvonne. (July, 2007) "How Much Do the 'Best' Colleges Spend on Libraries? Using College Rankings to Provide Library Financial Benchmarks." College & Research Libraries, vol. 68, no. 4: 343-351. Web: http://crl.acrl.org/content/68/4/343.full.pdf

  3. Applegate, Rachel. (January, 2007 )"Charting Academic Library Staffing: Data from National Surveys." College and Research Libraries, vol. 68, no. 1: 59-68. Web: http://crl.acrl.org/content/68/1/59.full.pdf.

Model Assessment Plans with NCES ALS Data:

  1. Georgetown U. Assessment Plan:
    http://library.georgetowncollege.edu/Assessment.htm

  2. UT Southwestern Medical Center Library Assessment Plan:
    http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/atatarka/UTSWMCAssessment%20Plan%20FY%202007-2008,.pdf

State Library Uses of NCES ALS Comparison Data:

National Data and Analysis Sources for Libraries


Poster session presented at the VALE Assessment Fair, May 25, 2010 by Mary Mallery, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Technical Services, Montclair State University.

Send e-mail to mallerym@mail.montclair.edu.

Last updated: May 28, 2010