Slides from 2013 SDC Annual Meeting

How to Create Infographics from library_research_service

Data Collection and Analysis

http://www.lrs.org/resources.php: Contains links to resources for conducting quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation (surveys, focus groups, etc.).
http://www.lrs.org/cal2011resources.php: Contains links to available data sources and information about research alternatives to the survey (interviews, card sorts, observations, etc.).
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/outcome_based_evaluations.aspx: Contains information about conducting outcome based evaluation.

Pew Internet’s Library Research Project: http://libraries.pewinternet.org/
Annual Public Library Survey (completed by all US public libraries): http://www.imls.gov/research/public_libraries_in_the_united_states_survey.aspx
Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study (completed by a sample of US public libraries): http://www.ala.org/research/initiatives/plftas
Biennial Academic Library Survey (completed by a sample of US academic libraries): http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/academic.asp
School Library Impact Studies: http://www.lrs.org/impact.php