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Knowledge without boundaries. EIFL-PLIP impact assessment model : why, what and how?. Ugne Lipeikaite PLIP Impact Manager. www.eifl.net. “If you don’t know where you are going, how are you gonna’ know when you get there?” Yogi Berra. What is impact?.
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Knowledge without boundaries
EIFL-PLIP impact assessment model: why, what and how? Ugne Lipeikaite PLIP Impact Manager www.eifl.net
“If you don’t know where you are going, how are you gonna’ know when you get there?” Yogi Berra
What is impact? Impact is about changes in attitude, behaviour, skills, knowledge or situation of target audience brought be a project.
What is library impact? Library impact is a resultof using library services, the influence the use had, and its significance to the user.
What is impact assessment? If a Project says it will change the lives of a certain target group, how does it proveit actually did?
Why doing this? • Impact assessment is the gathering of meaningful data that that informs, improves or confirms. • It is a tool for: • Management decisions • Accountability for your resources • Library advocacy
What do we mean by results? • We did the XXX toachieve the XXX results
What and how we will measure? • Common results – what EIFL-PLIP is aiming to achieve together with you? • Project specific results – what specific changes your service brings to your specific target group? • Resultsmapand data collection plan
Results map • Result 1: Introduction of new services that make use of technology: • List of services that were introduced and data on how they were used by your target group
Results map • Result 2: Increase in library visibility: • Number of library related publications, presentations and mentions by different groups: media, authorities & other libraries
Results map • Result 3: Increase of library visitors: • increase in weekly library use • Number of new library users BASELINE!
Results map • Result 4: Library reaches out to the members of the community that were previously underserved: • Number of new library users from your target group BASELINE!
Results map • Result 5: Commitment by authorities and community to new library services: • Support demonstrating commitments by authorities or community in relation to the service
Results map • Result 6: New or strengthened partnerships: • List of partners and their roles
Results map • Result 7: Increased social and economic benefits to individuals and communities: • Evidence of impact (perceived changes) in the lives of target group users INDIVIDUAL TO EACH PROJECT!
Results map • Result 8: Public library is placed in the center of community life: - Evidence of changed perceptions of community leaders, service users, partners and librariansabout the library’s role in the community
Team work • Review Results Map and write down all your questions and comments • For Result 7 define up to 3 benefits (changes) that your project will bring to your target group/s (Hint: attitude, knowledge, skills, behaviour, life situation)
ugne.lipeikaite@eifl.net Thank you!