[Libs-Or] OLA LART August newsletter

[Senior, Heidi]

Hi everyone, here's what the Oregon Library Association Library Assessment Round Table (LART) blog<http://olalart.wordpress.com/> shared in August 2013.




Blog Posts



LART Bios<http://olalart.wordpress.com/tag/bio/>! - meet the LART leadership team.

          Rick Stoddart<http://olalart.wordpress.com/2013/08/26/lart-bios-rick-stoddart/>, Chair

          Lisa Molinelli<http://olalart.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/lart-bios-lisa-molinelli/>, Vice Chair

          Heidi Senior<http://olalart.wordpress.com/2013/08/19/lart-bios-heidi-senior/>, Co-Secretary

          Sara Q. Thompson<http://olalart.wordpress.com/2013/08/12/lart-bios-sara-q-thompson/>, Co-Secretary


Graphic of LART charge<http://olalart.wordpress.com/2013/08/26/graphic-ola-library-assessment-round-table/>.



Assessment Blog: Evaluation is an Everyday Activity<http://olalart.wordpress.com/2013/08/29/assessment-blog-evaluation-is-an-everyday-activity/> - encourages readers to check out the blog of Molly Engle, Oregon State University evaluation specialist.


Library Data Visualization Blog<http://olalart.wordpress.com/2013/08/30/library-data-visualization-blog-public-library-survey-data-visualizations/> - We noticed that this blog links to wonderful visualizations of data from the FY 2011 Public Library Survey. The blog has an interactive tool through which you can make your own visualizations.

Interview with Meredith Farkas<http://olalart.wordpress.com/2013/08/30/getting-to-know-the-orbis-cascade-alliance-assessment-team-an-interview-with-meredith-farkas/> - A member of the Orbis Cascade Alliance Assessment Team describes her role and the team's effort to collect assessment tools from Alliance members.






Upcoming Assessment-Related Events



EDUCAUSE Live: From Data to Action<http://www.educause.edu/events/educause-live-data-action> (Free)

September 10, 10-11 am

This webinar will look at how higher education institutions are increasingly looking to deliver and analyze data to drive results. But are we working together? Are we sharing data in a meaningful and systematic way?



Assessing your collection by quality and ROI<http://www.serialssolutions.com/en/words/detail/assessing-your-collection-by-quality-and-roi>

(Free, product promotion)

September 24, 11-noon

Learn how Resources for College Libraries and Intota Assessment can "ensure your collection contains the critical titles for undergraduate research and success."



Watch our blog: olalart.wordpress.com<http://www.oregoneval.org> for all things assessment in libraries.



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OregonLART at gmail.com<mailto:OregonLART at gmail.com>


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Submitted for your information by

Heidi E. K. Senior
Reference/Instruction Librarian (and OLA LART Co-Secretary)
Clark Library
University of Portland
5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
Portland, OR 97203
senior at up.edu<mailto:senior at up.edu> <> 503-943-8037

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