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Assessment of Library Impact and Value Open Survey: Project Bibliography

Charge and Definition

Howard, J. (2011, April 2), College librarians look at better ways to measure the value of their services. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Hufford, J. R. (2013). Can the Library Contribute Value to the Campus Culture for Learning? Journal of Academic Librarianship, 39(3), 288–296.
Kingma, B., & McClure, K. (January 01, 2015). Lib-Value: Values, outcomes, and Return on Investment of academic libraries, Phase III: ROI of the Syracuse University Library. College & Research Libraries, 76, 1, 63-80.
Luther, J. (2008). University investment in the library, what's the return?: A case study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. San Diego, CA: Elsevier.
Maier, F., Schober, C., Simsa, R., & Millner, R. (2015). SROI as a method for evaluation research: Understanding merits and limitations. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary & Nonprofit Organizations, 26(5), 1805–1830.
Mays, R., Tenopir, C., & Kaufman, P. (2010). Lib-value: measuring value and return on investment of academic libraries. Research Library Issues, (271), 36.
Menchaca, F. (2014). Start a new fire: measuring the value of academic libraries in undergraduate learning. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 14(3), 353–367.
Oakleaf, M. J., Association of College and Research Libraries, & American Library Association. (2010). The value of academic libraries: A comprehensive research review and report. Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries, American Libr
Oakleaf, M. (2011). What’s the value of an academic library? The development of the ACRL value of academic libraries comprehensive research review and report. Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 42(1), 1–13.
Pan, D., Wiersma, G., Williams, L., & Fong, Y. S. (2013). More Than a Number: Unexpected Benefits of Return on Investment Analysis. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 39(6), 566–572
Social return on investment. (2014). In Qatar Financial Center & QatarFinancialCenter, QFinance: The ultimate resource. London, United Kingdom: A&C Black.

Libraries' Need for ROI

Who Are Our Stakeholders & Characteristics

Communication

Recommended Reading

Britto, M., & Kinsley, K. (Eds.). (2018). Academic libraries and the academy: Strategies and approaches to demonstrate your value, impact, and return on investment. Chicago, Illinois: Association of College and Research Libraries

The following chapters from Academic Libraries and the Academy are of particular interest:

Bibliography

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