Assessing the 24/5 Library: A Case Study in Data and Perspectives

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Main Authors: Johnson, Ken, McCallister, Kelly
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2015
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contents Assessing the 24/5 Library: A Case Study in Data and Perspectives Johnson, Ken McCallister, Kelly Case Studies Library Services Library Development Library Research Change Strategies Organizational Change Operations Research Scheduling Program Descriptions Action Research Library Administration Time Perspective College Libraries The 24-hour/5-days-per-week (24/5) model at Belk Library & Information Commons has experienced multiple changes since first implemented in 2006. First the library started small, then expanded, then reduced, and finally expanded again. This article tells the story of a library's 24/5 evolution within the assessment cycle framework, describes how data and perspective played a role in decisions, provides data on overnight head counts, offers a glimpse into the types of activities engaged in by students during overnight hours, describes student led advocacy efforts to reinstate library hours, and provides an overview of operations and security officer protocol.
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spellingShingle Assessing the 24/5 Library: A Case Study in Data and Perspectives
Johnson, Ken
McCallister, Kelly
Case Studies
Library Services
Library Development
Library Research
Change Strategies
Organizational Change
Operations Research
Scheduling
Program Descriptions
Action Research
Library Administration
Time Perspective
College Libraries
Assessing the 24/5 Library: A Case Study in Data and Perspectives Johnson, Ken McCallister, Kelly Case Studies Library Services Library Development Library Research Change Strategies Organizational Change Operations Research Scheduling Program Descriptions Action Research Library Administration Time Perspective College Libraries The 24-hour/5-days-per-week (24/5) model at Belk Library & Information Commons has experienced multiple changes since first implemented in 2006. First the library started small, then expanded, then reduced, and finally expanded again. This article tells the story of a library's 24/5 evolution within the assessment cycle framework, describes how data and perspective played a role in decisions, provides data on overnight head counts, offers a glimpse into the types of activities engaged in by students during overnight hours, describes student led advocacy efforts to reinstate library hours, and provides an overview of operations and security officer protocol.
title Assessing the 24/5 Library: A Case Study in Data and Perspectives
topic Case Studies
Library Services
Library Development
Library Research
Change Strategies
Organizational Change
Operations Research
Scheduling
Program Descriptions
Action Research
Library Administration
Time Perspective
College Libraries
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1082309