B. Lafazan and E. Leonard presented “Demonstrating Library Value by mapping ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards to Chat Reference Interactions”

THE VALE ASSESSMENT FAIR: LEARN ABOUT

SUCCESSFUL ASSESSMENT EFFORTS AT NJ ACADEMIC

LIBRARIESJuly 26,

2012@

Rutgers University

The fair featured overview of all kinds of assessment tools and projects on a variety of topics, including SAILS, Circulation, Information Literacy, Chat Reference, LibQual and Efficacy of Online v. Face to Face Instruction.

WHAT HAPPENED AT THE FAIR?

ELIZABETH & BONNIE WORK ON DISPLAY

BONNIE AND ELIZABETH ARE IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF THEIR RESEARCH.

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY IS TO PROVE THE LIBRARY'S VALUE BY MAPPING THE ACRL

STANDARDS TO 13 MONTHS OF CHAT TRANSCRIPTS. THE POSTER WAS WELL

RECEIVED BY OUR COLLEAGUES WHO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE RESULTS OF OUR

STUDY.

Stay Tuned for the Results of study!