{"product_id":"the-complete-collections-assessment-manual-madeline-m-kelly-9780838918685","title":"The Complete Collections Assessment Manual: A Holistic Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003eAssessment is increasingly integral to building, managing, and justifying library collections. Unfortunately, assessment can also be a daunting undertaking. And though every institution is unique, as this manual demonstrates, there's no need to reinvent the wheel. Spanning both concept and practice, Kelly offers a holistic assessment framework suitable to a variety of collections and contexts. With a structure that makes it applicable as both a training tool for practicing librarians and a useful course text for library students, this manual\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eintroduces foundational assessment methodologies then provides concrete guidance on how to contextualize those methodologies within a holistic collections assessment program;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecovers topics such as assessment goals, assessment stakeholders, selecting data and methodologies, working through project constraints, and project planning;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes sample assessment program structures and other useful templates;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprovides step-by-step instructions for more than a dozen specific methodologies, describing which aspect of the collection is being measured, what goals the methodology can address, technological requirements, recommended visualizations, and other helpful pointers; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eshares best practices for communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders about assessment projects, with sample communication plans that can be easily adapted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Madeline M. Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0838918689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780838918685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ALA Neal-Schuman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2021 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021","brand":"Madeline M. Kelly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044164595967,"sku":"9780838918685","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e37502f-4913-4bdc-adc4-0e07e6935cc1.jpg?v=1684971303","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-complete-collections-assessment-manual-madeline-m-kelly-9780838918685","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}