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Attending ALA Annual? Here are the research & statistics sessions that are on our radar

June 2013

Will you be attending ALA Annual? These are the research and statistics sessions that are on our radar: Friday 8:30AM-4:00PM (preconference): Planning, Assessing, and Communicating Library Impact: Putting the Standards for Libraries of Higher Education into Action 9:00AM-3:00PM (preconference): International Statistics: Helping Library Users Understand the Global Community Saturday 8:30-9:30AM: Data-Driven Services: Library Research Roundtable […]

Measuring the Impact of Libraries

June 2013

In the June 2013 issue of Computers in Libraries, Moe Hosseini-Ara and Rebecca Jones have an article, “Overcoming Our Habits and Learning to Measure Impact.” They highlight 5 issues that libraries struggle with when measuring impact: 1. Libraries do not set targets for their measures. 2. There’s not enough understanding of stakeholders’ value measures. 3. […]

New Fast Facts: More Opportunities, Lower Pay: 2012 Insights from Library Jobline

May 2013

Our new Fast Facts uses data from Library Jobline to evaluate Colorado’s library job climate. In 2012, almost 400 library jobs were posted to Library Jobline, thus marking the third year in a row in which there was an increase in the number of jobs posted. Although there appear to be more opportunities for library-related […]

Off to a Good Start: A Look at First-Quarter 2012 Statistics from LibraryJobline.org

August 2012

A recent LRS Fast Facts used statistics from LibraryJobline.org, an online service for job seekers and employers hosted by LRS, to assess the state of Colorado’s library job market in 2011 as compared to previous years. The report showed that after bottoming out in 2009, Colorado has seen a slow but steady increase in the […]

What is the value of an MLIS to you?

June 2012

Forbes.com recently posted an article on “The Best And Worst Master’s Degrees For Jobs,”  and a Master’s in Library and Information Science was ranked the No. 1 worst degree. These rankings were based on mid-career median pay and estimated rate of growth of careers in 35 popular degrees. The results of our 60-second poll “The […]

Research and Statistics Events at ALA

June 2012

Are you  interested in finding events related to research and statistics at ALA Annual? Here are some of the sessions that are on our radar: Friday, June 22: 1:30 pm-3:00 pm ARL Library Assessment Forum Saturday, June 23: 10:30 am-12:00 pm Write For It! Jump Start Your Research Agenda and Join the Conversation (ALCTS) 1:30 […]

Coloradans Embrace AskColorado and AskAcademic

June 2012

LRS recently completed an evaluation of the statewide 24/7 virtual reference service AskColorado, as well as its academic queue AskAcademic. Between April and October 2011, nearly 1,300 users completed customer exit surveys. The results indicate that users are pleased with these services and are likely to be repeat users. Four out of five users (80%) […]