Report of the ALCTS Collection, Evaluation, And Assessment Interest Group Meeting. American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, June 2017

摘要

The ALCTS Collection Evaluation and Assessment Interest Group (IG) has been meeting twice each year in conjunction with the ALA Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference for nearly a decade. Volunteer led, trying to host a mix of topics that resonate with both academic and public librarians, who are the majority of the ALCTS membership, topics have varied widely as the role of collection evaluation and assessment has expanded and those associated with this work has also grown and intensified. Libraries have increased the role of assessment to nearly all functions and non-cost neutral activities to determine the role of importance and the priority or value that something has to overall library services. As long as library collections and materials are among the most expensive costs in library operations, collection evaluation and assessment becomes an even greater priority. The ACRL Top Trends in Academic Libraries: A Review of the Trends and Issues Affecting Academic Libraries in Higher Education, has identified Collection Assessment as among the top trends in the last several released editions. Public libraries have also identified Collection Assessment as a more important theme in their strategic planning.