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Canadian Library Assessment Workshop – Registration Now Open

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The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is committed to helping libraries develop and use outcomes-based measures. The goal of these measures is allow our libraries to better support research, teaching and learning at our institutions. Through the delivery of assessment-related programming, information sharing, and support for relevant research, CARL supports members as they use evidence to inform a process of ongoing development and improvement.

It is with this strategic initiative in mind that CARL and Ryerson University invite you to participate in the Canadian Library Assessment Workshop (CLAW) (http://www.carl-abrc.ca/en/research-libraries/claw/2015-canadian-library-assessment-workshop.html) which will take place in Toronto on October 14 - 16, 2015. This workshop will be of interest to all academic and research librarians engaged in assessment. The program consists of 2 to 3 hour workshop style sessions with topics such as:

· Linking your assessment plan to the library’s strategic plan

· Data collection for decision making

· Data visualization

· Assessing the unbundling of the big deal

Participants will leave the workshop with tangible and practical ideas to take back to their libraries. Registration is limited.