How Well Are You Doing Your Job? You Don’t Know. No One Does.
In Brief: The outputs librarians are measuring are not directly associated with specific practices that lead to improved lives for the people we serve. If... Read More
What do we do and why do we do it?
In Brief: The library community should develop a philosophy of librarianship. In order to do so the community should engage in a dialogue about what... Read More
Answering questions about library impact on student learning
Photo by Flickr user WordShore (CC BY-NC 2.0) By Derek Rodriguez This essay reports on a project which evaluated the Understanding Library Impacts (ULI) protocol, a suite... Read More
Understanding library impacts on student learning
In the Library with the Lead Pipe is pleased to welcome guest author Derek Rodriguez. Derek serves as a Program Officer with the Triangle Research... Read More
Are You Worth It? What Return on Investment Can and Can’t Tell You About Your Library
“The indicators that served as benchmarks in the past, such as number of volumes and number of journal subscriptions, are no longer sufficient because of... Read More