The role of assessment in library user education

Abstract

In response to a growing need for the library to articulate the success of its efforts in terms of student learning outcomes, librarians at the University of the Pacific Library developed a plan to assess library instruction. The assessment project included the selection of a population, the development of learning objectives, the development of assessment devices, and data collection and analysis. This paper describes the process and presents the results of a case study of assessment of library instruction for first‐year students. Suggestions as to how assessment can lead to the development of good practices in both instruction and evaluation are given.

Citation

Knight, L.A. (2002), "The role of assessment in library user education", Reference Services Review, Vol. 30 No. 1, pp. 15-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/00907320210416500