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How to participate in LibQUAL+ and effectively utilise the data. Further analysis conducted at Cranfield. Campus library results Results notebook recreated for each campus library Results by discipline Detailed analysis of comments (time consuming++) Longitudinal analysis
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How to participate in LibQUAL+ and effectively utilise the data
Further analysis conducted at Cranfield • Campus library results • Results notebook recreated for each campus library • Results by discipline • Detailed analysis of comments (time consuming++) • Longitudinal analysis • Internal benchmarking • External benchmarking • SCONUL & ARL average • Peer-to-peer
Comments Received 2005 • 205 Comments received overall • Results grouped by topic • Catalogued by: • Dimension • Discipline • User group (Undergrad / Postgrad etc.) • Sex • Age
Affect of Service Information Control Library as Place Overall
Utilising the data - results • Reports • To senior management • To Library User committees • Quality department • Academic departments • Supporting departments (Computing) • For annual report • Newsletters • Inspectorate
Utilising the data - results • Presentations • Learning centre staff • Senior management • Web pages • Displayed on notice boards • Focus groups created to tackle specific issues raised by survey findings
Utilising the data - free text comments • Communicated to Library staff • Notice boards • Web pages • Reports to management and committees
Further data analysis is necessary to maximise the potential of your results • Initial results will provide an overview of your service • Detailed analysis allows further issues to be highlighted
Accessing other institutions’ results • You can access all 2006 participants PDF reports from the Results section of Web site • All SCONUL participants agree to share their results with each other across all years, contact Selena for access • Contact each other and work together to share your electronic data files (SPSS or Excel) to allow further detailed benchmarking
LibQUAL+ Analysis Service • Basic overall summary for a campus = ½ a day per campus • Full campus report = 1.5 days per campus • Additional subject analysis = 1.5 hours per subject
Acknowledgements • Selena Lock, R&D Officer, Cranfield University • All SCONUL and ARL LibQUAL+ Participants
J. Stephen Town Director of Knowledge Services Defence College of Management and Technology Deputy University Librarian Cranfield University j.s.town@cranfield.ac.uk