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Evaluating MicrobeLibrary for Impact and Accessibility in Education

This study assesses ASM’s MicrobeLibrary on various levels such as library usage, user needs, accessibility challenges, and educational influence. It includes evaluation criteria, impact on teaching/learning, user survey results, author survey insights, limitations, challenges, and future recommendations for the sustainability and scholarship of the MicrobeLibrary. The research highlights the benefits of digital publishing over traditional print, subscription-based access plans, and the pivotal role of ASM volunteers and staff in managing this valuable educational resource.

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Evaluating MicrobeLibrary for Impact and Accessibility in Education

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  1. Evaluating MicrobeLibrary on Many Levels: Library Use, User Needs, Accessibility Issues, and Educational Impact Susan Musante American Society for Microbiology

  2. American Society for MicrobiologyMicrobeLibrary Peer-reviewed resources Venue to publish Connected to ASM’s core themes Supports the scholarship of teaching Community driven

  3. Over 900 Teaching Resources

  4. Review Criteria

  5. Evaluation • Use, need, and value: • Direct contact • Webtrends data • Online voluntary survey • Survey authors • Impact on teaching/learning: • Future investigations

  6. WebTrends - Recorded June 2003 compared to 2002

  7. WebTrends • Over 30,000 visitors per month • Accessing over 500,000 pages • From United States and 30 countries

  8. Tell Us What You Think • WHO is using the MicrobeLibrary? • WHAT resources do they use? • WHEN do they use the MicrobeLibrary? • WHY are they using the MicrobeLibrary? • HOW do they hear about the MicrobeLibrary? http://www.asmusa.org/survey/WEBSITES/survey.htm

  9. User Survey Results When? How? Data from online survey “Tell Us What You Think” http://www.asmusa.org/survey/WEBSITES/survey.htm as of September 29, 2003. 110 respondents. Multiple responses allowed; percentages add up to more than 100%.

  10. Authors • Digital publishing versus print • Why choose digital • Impact of being published in MicrobeLibrary http://www.asm.org/survey/Microbel/Author_survey.htm

  11. Yes, if held to Unsure 16% thesame No 16% standards 68% Larger audience 51% Ease 38% More timely 35% Digital Publishing • Is digital publishing an equally scholarly venue for science and education materials as traditional print publication? • What are the benefits of digital publishing? Data from online author survey as of September 29, 2003 http://www.asmusa.org/survey/microbel/survey.htm. 31 respondents. Bar graph displays multiple responses; percetnages add up to more than 100%.

  12. Limitations • Direct Contact: • Very limited number • Depend upon them to provide feedback • WebTrends: • Do not know who the visitors are. • Cannot separate out repeat visitors. • User Survey: • Voluntary, incentive to respond? • Limited in number of responses (n=110) • Author Survey: • Voluntary • Even small number of responses

  13. Challenges & Next Steps • Interface and Management System • Sustainability • Scholarship

  14. Interface & Management • Content management • Membership management • Registration and subscriptions • Reports and analysis • Membership surveys and forum

  15. Sustainability • Since 2000, ASM and NSF have supported development of MicrobeLibary • Moving to subscription-based access for certain resources January 2004 • Access to all resources will require registration http://www.microbelibrary.org/Subscriptions/subscriptions.htm

  16. Scholarship • Recognition • Reward • ASM’s support

  17. ASM Volunteers and Staff • Erica L. Suchman - Chair, Committee for Distance Education • Clifford Houston – Chair, Education Board • Amy Chang – Director, Education Department • Susan Musante – Manager, Faculty & Curriculum Programs • Kristen Catlin – Coordinator, Education Resources

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