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	<copyright>Copyright &#xA9; Value of Academic Libraries 2010 </copyright>
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		<title>Demonstrating Value Through Assessment and Surveys</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 19:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri Fishel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At last month’s ACRL conference, there were more than 50 sessions that focused on assessment and/or the value of academic libraries.  While it was not possible to attend all the presentations, there were a number of poster sessions that provided examples of how libraries are gathering information to present on their value.  I focused on <a href="http://www.acrl.ala.org/value/?p=576#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Teams Selected for ACRL Assessment in Action Learning Community</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara Malenfant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACRL has selected 75 institutional teams from a pool of 98 applicants to participate in the first year of the program Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success (AiA). The program is made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and carried out in partnership with the Association for Institutional Research and <a href="http://www.acrl.ala.org/value/?p=566#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Library sessions improve student scores</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri Fishel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest post by Debbie Krahmer, Learning Commons Librarian, Colgate University [A version of this post was originally printed in the Fall 2012 Colgate University Libraries newsletter.] &#160; The Core Curriculum is a key part of Colgate University’s liberal arts education. Only one category, Core Communities &#38; Identities, explicitly states information literacy in their top 3 <a href="http://www.acrl.ala.org/value/?p=562#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Assessment 101: Getting Started</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri Fishel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In The Value of Academic Libraries, page 93, “What to do next” includes, “Get Started.” Whether you start with a small project or use existing data, the most important step, is to start.  If you haven’t started already, what are the barriers or challenges facing you?  Are you uncertain as to what the exact challenges <a href="http://www.acrl.ala.org/value/?p=557#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Changing Library Spaces – How do they contribute to the student experience and how does one measure those contributions?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri Fishel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I’ve been part of at least two separate conversations that included someone asking &#8220;how does an institution measure the impact that changes in library spaces may have on the student experience.&#8220;  In the Value Report, each of these questions included the use of library space as a possible area of correlation: How does the <a href="http://www.acrl.ala.org/value/?p=539#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Library Data and Student Success Project &#8211; Updates</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri Fishel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest post by Scott Garrison, Dean,Ferris Library for Information, Technology and Education Ferris State University Two articles to be published in the April, 2013 issue of portal: Libraries and the Academy describe two separate but related studies conducted as part of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Libraries’ Library Data and Student Success project. Both articles are based on <a href="http://www.acrl.ala.org/value/?p=534#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Deadline 3/8 – Apply for New ACRL Program “Assessment in Action;” Recorded Forum Now Available</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara Malenfant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACRL is seeking applications from all types of higher education institutions for 75 teams to participate in the first cohort of “Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success (AiA),” made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and described on the ACRL website. Librarians will each lead a campus team in developing <a href="http://www.acrl.ala.org/value/?p=528#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Update on Value of Academic Libraries – Report from ALA Midwinter, Seattle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri Fishel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An update on the work of the Value of Academic Libraries committee was presented at a Sunday afternoon forum at ALA Midwinter in Seattle.   Speaking to a large audience turnout, ACRL Executive Director Mary Ellen Davis opened the Sunday afternoon forum with background on ACRL’s involvement in assessment.  Mary Ellen emphasized that while the Value <a href="http://www.acrl.ala.org/value/?p=517#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apply to be Part of New ACRL “Assessment in Action” Learning Community</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara Malenfant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACRL is seeking applications from all types of higher education institutions for 75 teams to participate in the first cohort of “Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success (AiA),” made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and described on the program homepage. Librarians will each lead a campus team in developing <a href="http://www.acrl.ala.org/value/?p=505#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of Interdisciplinarity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri Fishel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest post by Craig Gibson, Ohio State University Libraries &#160; We see evidence of it everywhere: commentary on climate change and its political and communication dimensions; celebrity academics promoting their theories about creativity and social change citing studies from multiple disciplines; centers and think tanks associated with universities and other institutions bringing together resident researchers, <a href="http://www.acrl.ala.org/value/?p=500#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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