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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) priorities have been with us for some time. One of the possible actions for a public library is to prepare an assessment of its collection [...]

This document reports data for the law and medical components of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) university libraries in the United States and Canada. Tables of summary data for collections, expenditures, and personnel and public services are presented separately for law and medical libraries by fiscal year. In addition, footnotes to the ARL Academic Law Library Statistics are provided for each year. Questionnaires for the three fiscal years are included. Appendices provide: (1) a list of ARL member libraries with indications for law and medical library inclusion; (2) serial costs in ARL academic medical libraries compared to ARL Statistics, 1986-95; (3) law library resources as a percent of total library resources in the parent institution, 1994-95; and (4) medical library resources as a percent of total library resources in the parent institution. (AEF)

The article discusses academic library assessment, an area of research that informs practice or as an area, where practice engages systematic research methods for continuous improvement. It is linked to university and higher education transformations, performance, and effectiveness across the globe. Academic libraries advance the disciplines, where an engineer can read about policies and laws and an accountant can understand the political environment.

The article focuses on the report concerning the engagement of business intelligence and data visualization in research libraries.

The article presents the paper "Developing a Values Scorecard" by J. Stephen Town and Martha Kyrillidou, as one of the winners of the 2014 Emerald Literati Network Awards, the Outstanding Paper from Performance Measurement and Metrics. The paper proposes a framework of a values-based scorecard to prove the value and impact of libraries. It talks about the quest for value measurement, institutional scenarios and consequent values, and the four dimensions of the proposed value measurement.

The article presents insights into the Association of Research Libraries's (ARL) report on collections, expenditures, and service activities of university libraries, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. It depicts graphical representations of skyrocketing expenditures since 1986 for serials when compared to monographic series. It also manifests statistical data in context to electronic resources versus total materials in a library as an evolving trend.

The article discusses the use of Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services (MINES) for Libraries® utilized by Ontario Council of University Libraries, a library consortium. It states that the consortium is using the brief point-of-use survey protocol to collect data on the value and impact of the rich electronic resources. It notes that MINES for Libraries® is a useful method to have a deeper understanding of user behavior in the virtual environment.

The article provides an overview of how the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) library initiated a process to develop a narrative profile that describes their organization. It discusses how the profiles are being reinforced to describe the key elements of the 21st-century research library in addition to providing insights into possible new measures. It describes some of the themes that emerged which merit further discussion to define new measures or methods.

The article provides information about the ClimateQUAL-Organizational Climate and Diversity Assessment (OCDA) online survey with queries aimed to understand the impact perceptions have on service quality in a library setting. The ClimateQUAL-OCDA is the development of the partnership between the University of Maryland (UM) Libraries and the UM Industrial and Organizational Psychology (I/OP) program in 1999. It states that the OCDA is an assessment of library staff perceptions concerning diversity in the library, organizational procedures and policies, and staff ethics. Moreover, it details on three concepts of the ClimateQUAL-OCDA national project, and describes the project's goals and purposes of phases.

The article offers information on the initiative of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to build a collaborative model for implementing a balanced scorecard in research libraries. It states that the ARL initiative began as a collaborative project with external consultant Ascendant Strategy Management Group and four participating libraries. It notes that the ARL Balanced Scorecard initiative was based on a series of initial assumptions articulated in the invitation letter.

The article offers updates on the services and developments of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in the U.S. It says that ARL's committee implemented another change that makes the association more relevant for the 21st century and mentions that ARL's electronic resource offers research, teaching, and learning process. It notes that ARL libraries are adding a growing number of electronic books to their collections and half of its budget is spent on electronic resources.

The article reports on the development of a new approach by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Statistics and Assessment Committee in keeping track with library collections in the U.S. According to the Committee, the titles rather than subscriptions can reflect better the true range of the serial content provided by research libraries. The evaluation result of the applicability of the process indicates its feasibility and practicality in the short and long term application.

Discusses a project implemented by the Association of Research Libraries aimed at measuring the ease and breadth of user access in libraries. Factual background on the inception of the project; Methods for gathering library use data; Identification of library performance factors and areas of improvement.

Features two products for use in evaluating user satisfaction and market penetration of quality library service. Adaptation of a survey to the digital library environment; Application of a data set created for use in digital libraries; Background on the library performance data set.

The article discusses the impact of electronic publishing on tracking research library investment in serials. With the introduction of electronic publishing and the consequent rise in dual-format publishing, serial publishing change dramatically. Through this development, libraries now are acquiring access to serials abundantly.

Reports that the slower growth rate for serial unit costs may be evidence that academic libraries are beginning to behave like an informed consumer. Increase in the average cost of serial subscription compared to the consumer price index; Proliferation of electronic serials; Rejection of Reed Elsevier's ScienceDirect online product.

Reports the highlights of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Annual Salary Survey for ARL librarians from 2003 to 2004. Increase in the combined median salary for U.S. and Canadian ARL university libraries; Manifestation of a higher gap between salaries in private U.S. ARL university libraries and those paid in publicly supported U.S. University libraries; Concurrence of gender gap in ARL university libraries.

The article reports on the study concerning librarians in the workforce to be conducted by the University of North Carolina and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The study will attempt to identify the nature of anticipated labor shortages, assess the number and types of jobs that will become available in the field of library and information science determine the skills required and recommend effective approaches to recruiting and retaining workers.

Reports on the increase of the median total library expenditures of the Association of Research Libraries in the U.S. Comparison between the average rate rise of material, salary and operating expenditures; Directions of the expenditure trends; Challenges facing research libraries for the forcible future.

Looks into a LibQUAL+™ survey conducted in libraries around the U.S. Identification of the perspectives measured by the study; Inclusion of questions on perceived outcomes from library use, general satisfaction with library service, and frequency of library use; Description of the survey.

Discusses a program implemented by the National Science Foundation aimed at evaluating the educational impact of digital libraries. Core integration of large components; Encouragement for continual improvements in technology and service; Formative nature of evaluation.