Course Information
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Introduction to Library Program Evaluation
$200.00
Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
This four-week course introduces foundational concepts of evaluation research and its applications in libraries, including characteristics of the program evaluation environment, logic modeling, key types of evaluation questions and research designs, client and stakeholder relationships, and identifying specific evaluation issues. We will explore typical types of evaluation research found in LIS settings across academic, public, and special libraries.
Course Description
This four-week course introduces foundational concepts of evaluation research and its applications in libraries, including characteristics of the program evaluation environment, logic modeling, key types of evaluation questions and research designs, client and stakeholder relationships, and identifying specific evaluation issues. We will explore typical types of evaluation research found in LIS settings across academic, public, and special libraries.
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe types of evaluation research methodologies broadly as well as in LIS settings
- Distinguish between formative and summative evaluation
- Identify topics appropriate for evaluation research
- Recognize and work with issues and limitations of evaluation research in LIS
- Use the logic model / theory of change approach to design an evaluation plan
Jennifer Sweeney
Jennifer Sweeney is a management planning and evaluation consultant for libraries, government agencies, and non-profit organizations, and a lecturer at the Information School, San Jose State University. With a background of 18 years as a professional librarian, she has logged over 20 years of evaluation research in library program planning, process analysis, strategic and facilities planning, environmental action, diversity, literacy, and human services support. Dr. Sweeney’s research has included numerous studies on library program impact and quality, and educational program outcomes for minority and disadvantaged populations. She was the 2010 recipient of the American Library Association Diversity Research Grant, awarded to support a national study of library services to juveniles in detention. Her book, Literacy: A Way Out for At-Risk Youth (Libraries Unlimited, 2011) explores the challenges facing libraries serving juveniles in detention. Dr. Sweeney earned her MSLS at Catholic University and her PhD in Information Studies at UCLA. She is a trained facilitator in ToP (Technology of Participation) and the Leadership Challenge methods.
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