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Training
Creating a data driven library culture requires commitment. These highlighted webinars can be used as a roadmap to begin the conversation about the importance of data and evaluation.
Overview:
Planning:
Community Needs Assessment: 1. 2.Library Surveys for Success; 3. 4.
Outcome Based Evaluation:
Data sources:
Data Visualization: 1. Data Visualization for the Rest of Us: A Beginner's Guide; 2.
Put It All Together:
Free archived webinars through WebJunction (you will need a free learner account) or Infopeople. The links below will take you directly to the Infopeople website or to a page on the MSL website where there is more information about the webinar. The presentations and handouts from the Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL) are also available. The items listed are only a few of the presentations that are available on the RIPL website.
Research Insitute for Public Libraries (RIPL) Presentations:
Creating a Library Data Road Map
Assessing Community Needs
Why Are You Doing What You’re Doing? Outcomes-Based Evaluation for Planning and Impact
Finding Your High Water Mark: Benchmarking to Set a Course for Your Library
Data Use for Strategic Planning, Management, and Communication with High Level
Tips for Writing Survey Questions
Survey Development Process
Data Visualization for the Rest of Us: A Beginner’s Guide
Infographic Software Selection Guide
Telling the Library Story
