ACRL Library Benchmark

With Subscriber-level access, you can create custom peer groups to create reports and views to compare your library to others.  

You can also use the Peer Groups function to create a set of one to be able to view graphs and data trends year-to-year for your library only. (Note: to create a single-institution peer group, first you will have to create a group of at least two -  your library and one other - and then delete the other from the set.)

Select Manage Peer Groups from the top menu.

To create a NEW peer group:

• Click the blue New button
• Enter a New Peer Group Name
• Use the Select Institutions menu to search for an institution. By default, all available institutions will appear in this menu. You can use the filters - City, State, Country, and Carnegie Class - to narrow the list
• Click any institution name to add it to the group. A check mark will appear next to each institution selected.
• Click "Add to List" to complete the group.

To edit an EXISTING peer group:

• Find the group you want to edit from the Choose Peer Group List... drop down menu
• Delete any institution by clicking on the X in the table
• Add new institutions as you would for a new peer group

Note that peer groups cannot be renamed. If you wish to rename an existing group, you will have to delete the old one and create a new one from scratch.

New groups will display in the Peer Group filters in the Survey Metrics Dashboards.

Important note! When viewing graphs or exporting underlying data, peer groups are show/exported as an aggregate. The only way to obtain individual metrics for members of the peer group is by a Report export (see "Designing Reports" in this guide).