Library Assessment Program
Library Assessment Program (LAP) uses a wide range of assessment methodologies and tools, including both qualitative and quantitative data, in guiding the Library to
- understand Berkeley users' needs and demands
- improve the efficiency and effectiveness of library services
- continue building one of the world's leading research and cultural collections
- maximize the library space use
- demonstrate the library's value on supporting Berkeley's research, teaching and learning activities
Library Assessment Program gathers data on various library services, collections, and resources; assesses the data; analyses and presents results visualized using Tableau to assist Library staff and administration in making data driven decisions. You can access the Library Tableau Data Dashboard to view any of our projects.
Contact: libraryassessment@berkeley.edu
Quick Links:
Library by the Numbers
Library Annual Statistics
Data Deep Dives
Library Assessment Program Projects
Assessment Work Plan & Annual Report
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Library by the Numbers
View the data. These numbers cover aspects of the library services and resources such as collections, staffing, platforms, systems, usage, expenditures and our standing based on the ARL library investment index.
Library Annual Statistics
These are the annual statistics that are submitted to University of California Office of President (UCOP), Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and Associate of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Data Deep Dive
These are the regular data deep dive series that LAP publishes using different channels (e.g. staff newsletters, emails) to highlight a data assessment aspect of specific projects/initiatives. The goal is to communicate the assessment data with library staff.
- March 2024 Data Deep Dive
- January 2024 Data Deep Dive
- August 2023 Data Deep Dive
- June 2023 Data Deep Dive
- February 2023 Data Deep Dive
- October 2022 Data Deep Dive
- August 2022 Data Deep Dive
- July 2022 Data Deep Dive
- June 2022 Data Deep Dive
- Archive 2021 -2022
Library Assessment Program Projects
Below is a list of the various assessment projects that are led, coordinated or supported by LAP.
- Alma Analytics Training
- New Book List from Alma
- Alma Analytics Training
- New Book List from Alma
- Presentation of Berkeley Print Collections by using GreenGlass (internal)
- UC HathiTrust ETAS Assessment — Summative Report to CoUL 2021 (public)
- E-reserves Program Assessment Report 2021 (internal)
- Open Access Publishing: A Study of UC Berkeley Faculty Views and Practices (public)
- UC Berkeley Library Faculty Survey 2018 Report (public)
- eBook Usability Criteria and Case Study Report 2018 (public)
Assessment Work Plan & Annual Report
- Assessment work plan (internal)
- Assessment annual report (internal)