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How Am I Doing?

How Am I Doing?. Jessica Barton, Sarah Cruce , Adelia Grabowsky , Annie Stalling, Tanya Wilson, Liz Winn, Marnie Utz , and Steven Yates. Overview. Just PEPE? Circulation Program Statistics? Surveys? Touchy Feely stuff? Thick skin? NBPTS. Qualitative v. Quantitative.

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How Am I Doing?

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  1. How Am I Doing? Jessica Barton, Sarah Cruce, AdeliaGrabowsky, Annie Stalling, Tanya Wilson, Liz Winn, MarnieUtz, and Steven Yates

  2. Overview • Just PEPE? • Circulation Program Statistics? • Surveys? • Touchy Feely stuff? • Thick skin? • NBPTS

  3. Qualitative v. Quantitative On a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being the least comfortable and 5 being the most comfortable, rate the comfort level of the library chairs. Do you feel comfortable sitting in the library chairs? Why or why not? *possible follow-up questions http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/ALGEBRA/AD1/qualquant.htm

  4. PEPE

  5. PEPE

  6. PEPE

  7. PEPE

  8. Circulation Statistics • Put the overpriced programs to work for YOU!

  9. Surveys • Survey Monkey, Zoomerang = FREE* • http://www.surveymonkey.com/ • http://www.zoomerang.com/

  10. Touchy Feely Stuff • Qualitative • ANTI numbers • Open-ended questions • What do you think of when you hear someone mention the “school library”? • Recorded Interviews • On the record so you can listen again later to glean more info. • Focus groups • Random group of teachers or students…especially ones with which you do not normally interact and who do not feel loyalty to you as a colleague or teacher

  11. Thick Skin?!? • Don’t do it if you’re not ready for the truth! • May start out with one issue at a time • Research, scheduling, programs, collection

  12. NBPTS • Personalized professional development • Microscope http://www.nbpts.org

  13. Types of Surveys • Faculty • Staff • Administration • Instructional Support • Students • Parents • Community members

  14. Faculty Survey 1 • Does this library’s collection have sufficient coverage (in types/numbers of materials) in my subject area? • Are teachers using your books? DVDs? Online resources? • Quantitative or Qualitative—your choice!

  15. Faculty Survey 2 • Are you able to find what you need in this library’s collection? • Does your faculty feel comfortable finding information from home on the online catalog? Is the online catalog current and accurate to the collection? Etc., etc., etc. • Quantitative or Qualitative—your choice! Qualitative could yield more information for you.

  16. Faculty Survey 3 • Does the library support your professional needs through the collection and/or professional development sessions offered? • Does faculty need fresh differentiation strategies? Do they need training on topics you have experience with? • Quantitative or qualitative, but you will get more from qualitative

  17. Faculty Survey 4 • Does the library staff offer necessary support for your information/instructional needs? • Is the staff approachable? Does the faculty want more interaction, less interaction, etc? • Quantitative or Qualitative—your choice!

  18. Faculty Survey 5 • How do you seek information on a topic you know little to nothing about? • How does the library fit into the process? How could it? • Qualitative

  19. Staff Survey Preface • Does the library have the resources to serve this group? • Could the library market some of its current services to include this group? • Please answer these questions before surveying this group!

  20. Staff Survey 1 • Do you feel a part of the library community here at school? OR • Do you feel welcome at the library?

  21. Staff Survey 2 • Are you aware of library hours, policies, and services? • This will quickly tell you how well you are communicating your service offerings to this group.

  22. Staff Survey 3 • Have you ever checked out or used an item from the library? • This could mean reading the newspaper, reading a magazine, using a computer, etc.

  23. Staff Survey 4 • Do you have any work-related information needs the library could assist you with? • Anything from email at home to new cleaning solutions to Microsoft Excel to nutrition information, etc.

  24. Staff Survey 5 • How do you seek information on a topic you know little or nothing about? • Where is the library in this process?

  25. Administration Survey 1 • Does this library meet the needs of the school?

  26. Administration Survey 2 • How does this library compare to others you are familiar with?

  27. Administration Survey 3 • Does this library meet your professional needs?

  28. Administration Survey 4 • Does this library use its budget efficiently?

  29. Administration Survey 5 • How do you seek information on a topic you know little or nothing about? • Where is the library in this process?

  30. Instructional Support Survey 1 • Is this library’s collection compatible with the reading levels of my students? • For example, could one of your high school students find a reference book on a 4th grade level or an online equivalent? • Quantitative or Qualitative—your choice!

  31. Instructional Support Survey 2 • Does this library attract reluctant readers? (Why or why not?) • Strategies for that, is this a focus for you or not, etc. • Quantitative or Qualitative—your choice!

  32. Instructional Support Survey 3 • Does this library’s collection support your professional needs? • IEP writing help books, help on running meetings, discipline help, co-teaching, etc. • Quantitative or Qualitative—your choice!

  33. Instructional Support Survey 4 • Does the library provide adequate access and appropriate materials for family/friends of instructional support students? • What if a parent doesn’t understand what Asperger’s is? What if a friend wants to understand more about another friend’s dyslexia? • Quantitative or Qualitative—your choice!

  34. Instructional Support Survey 5 • Hypothetical: You have been assigned a student with a disability you are not familiar with. How do you seek information to prepare you to do your job? • Is the library anywhere in this process? If not, could it be? How? • Qualitative

  35. Instructional Support Survey Wrap-Up • This could be a survey • This could be a conversation led by YOU at a professional learning community meeting

  36. Student Survey 1 • Does the library meet your academic, research and information needs? • High school phrasing used here—revamp for elementary of course!

  37. Student Survey 2 • Are you comfortable using the catalog and other online services (including databases)?

  38. Student Survey 3 • Are you comfortable asking for assistance from the librarians?

  39. Student Survey 4 • Do you find the environment of the library welcoming and conducive to study? • The answers you get to this question may warrant another survey devoted solely to what students would change to make the library welcoming. • Suggestion box…

  40. Student Survey 5 • How do you seek information on a topic you know little or nothing about? • Where is the library in the process?

  41. Parent Survey 1 • Are you aware of the library’s hours/policies/services? • Do the library hours meet the needs of your child?

  42. Parent Survey 2 • Does the library communicate effectively concerning your student’s/child’s accounts? • Are you notified about overdue material, fines, etc. • Does the library communicate effectively concerning special programs that take place in the library? • Are you notified about Read Across America Day?

  43. Parent Survey 3 • Does the library possess adequate materials to suit your child’s needs?

  44. Parent Survey 4 • Would you attend library sponsored events for parents? • Please list any library/technology topics about which you would like to learn.

  45. Parent Survey 5 • How do you seek information on a topic you know little or nothing about? • Where is the library in this process?

  46. Community Survey 1 • Have you ever visited the library? Submitted by Annamalai Chock on Creative Commons.org

  47. Community Survey 2 • Are you aware of the library’s services offered to the community? • Meeting rooms, newspapers, etc.

  48. Community Survey 3 • Would you be interested in attending library sponsored events? • Training, etc.

  49. Community Survey 4 • How important do you feel the library is to the learning environment?

  50. Community Survey 5 • How do you seek information on a topic you know little or nothing about? • Where is the library in this process?

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