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The evolution of measurement and evaluation of libraries: a perspective from the Association of Research Libraries
Martha Kyrillidou and Colleen Cook , Library Trends, volume 56, number 4, Spring 2008.

Library Users’ Service Desires: A LibQUAL+ Study
Bruce Thompson, Martha Kyrillidou, Colleen Cook , The Library Quarterly, Volume 78 Number 1 (January 2008): 1–18.

Service Quality in Academic Libraries: An Analysis of LibQUAL+™ Scores and Instiutional Characteristics
Kathleen Miller , (Ed.D. diss., University of Central Florida). Spring 2008.

User library service expectations in health science vs. other settings: a LibQUAL+® Study
Bruce Thompson, Martha Kyrillidou, Colleen Cook , Health Information and Libraries Journal, Volume 24, Supplement 1, December 2007 , pp. 38-45(8).

On-Premises Library Versus Google™-Like Information Gateway Usage Patterns: A LibQUAL+® Study   (1)
Thompson, B., Kyrillidou, M., & Cook, C. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 7 (4) (October 2007): 463-480.

LibQUAL+™ in Lilliput: Assessment Benefits for Small Academic Libraries
John B. Harer , Performance Measurement and Metrics, 7(3), 2006: 193 -204.

HSCL LibQUAL+ 2004: From Numbers and Graphs to Practical Application
Foss, Buhler, Rhine, Layton , Medical Reference Services Quarterly, Vol. 25(1) Spring 2006, p. 1.

Stability of Library Service Quality Benchmarking Norms Across Time and Cohorts: A LibQUAL+(TM) Study
Bruce Thompson, Colleen Cook and Martha Kyrillidou , Paper presented at the Asia-Pacific Conference of Library and Information Education and Practice (A-LIEP), Singapore, April 4-7, 2006.

Using Localized Survey Items to Augment Standardized Benchmarking Measures: A LibQUAL+(TM) Study
Bruce Thompson, Colleen Cook, Martha Kyrillidou , portal: Libraries and the Academy, 6 (2), April 2006: 219-230.

Assessment in north american research libraries: a preliminary report card
Steve Hiller, Martha Kyrillidou, and Jim Self , Performance Measurement and Metrics 7 (2) 2006: 100-106.

Demonstrating Library Value: Practical Approaches to Effective and Sustainable Library Assessment
Steve Hiller and Martha Kyrillidou , Haifa University, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel, April 2, 2008.

Performance Measurement in Libraries
Steve Hiller and Martha Kyrillidou , Performance Measurement in Libraries-Special Workshop, Info 2008, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 31, 2008.

A Report from the User Study WG, Keio University
Yukiko Sakai , Knowing Your Users: Assessment of Library Service Quality International Workshop & Symposium on LibQUAL+®, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, February 27-29, 2008.

User Survey and Evaluation at the Osaka University Library
Takashi Yamasaki (Osaka University Library) , Knowing Your Users: Assessment of Library Service Quality International Workshop & Symposium on LibQUAL+®, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, February 27-29, 2008. (In English).

Case Study for "Sacred Cows": a demonstration of "Nominal Group Technique"
Colleen Cook and Martha Kyrillidou , Knowing Your Users: Assessment of Library Service Quality International Workshop & Symposium on LibQUAL+®, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, February 27-29, 2008.

LibQUAL+® Using the Results for Library Management
Colleen Cook , Knowing Your Users: Assessment of Library Service Quality International Workshop & Symposium on LibQUAL+®, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, February 27-29, 2008.

Library Service Quality Assessment, Users and User Study
Yoshinori Sato (Tohoku Gakuin University) , Knowing Your Users: Assessment of Library Service Quality International Workshop & Symposium on LibQUAL+®, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, February 27-29, 2008. (In Japanese).

The LibQUAL+® Assessment Service for Libraries
Martha Kyrillidou , Knowing Your Users: Assessment of Library Service Quality International Workshop & Symposium on LibQUAL+®, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, February 27-29, 2008.

LibQUAL+®, MINES for Libraries™ and Other Tools; Packaging Results to Communicate to Stakeholders
Gary Roebuck and Kristina Justh , Presented at "Planning for Results: Making Data Work for You," The Cato Institute, Washington, DC, February 20, 2008.

Why assess? What is assessment? What do we mean by actionable data?
Martha Kyrillidou , Presented at "Planning for Results: Making Data Work for You," The Cato Institute, Washington, DC, February 20, 2008.

Using Surveys to Improve Service to Students: A Comparison of LibQual+ and SurveyMonkey
Frances M. Brillantine, Catholic University of America , Law Library Lights, 50 (1) (Fall 2006): 5-9.

Improving Library Service Quality to Graduate Students: LibQual+(TM) Survey Results in a Practical Setting
Maria Anna Jankowska, Karen Hertel and Nancy J. Young , portal: Libraries and the Academy 6 (1) ( January 2006): 59-76.

So which score on the LibQUAL+ tells me library users are satisfied?
Michael J. Roszkowski, John S. Baky, and David B. Jones , Library and Information Science Research, 27(4): 424-439.

Library Quality and Impact: Is there a relationship between new measures and traditional measures?
Sharon A. Weiner , The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 31(5): 432-437.

E-measures: a comprehensive waste of time?
Town, J. Stephen , VINE: The Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems. 34(4) 2004: 190-195.

Report comparing the UTS experience with client surveys using Rodski in 2003 and the LibQUAL+ Survey 2004 for CAUL September 2004
University of Technology, Sydney

An Academic Medical Library Using LibQUAL+(TM): The Experience of the Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University
James Shedlock and Linda Walton , Journal of Library Administration, 40 (3/4), 2004: 99-110.

Another Tool in the Assessment Toolbox: Integrating LibQUAL+(TM) into the University of Washington Libraries Assessment Program
Steve Hiller , Journal of Library Administration, 40 (3/4), 2004: 121-138.

Defending and Expanding Library Turf–The Need for Scalable Consumer Research
Tom Sanville , Journal of Library Administration, 40 (3/4), 2004: 13-18.

Exploring Outcomes Assessment: The AAHSL LibQUAL+(TM) Experience
Tamera Lee , Journal of Library Administration, 40 (3/4), 2004: 49-58.

Serial Reports
Brian Harlan

RAU Feedback Form
Research and Assessment Unit, Cornell University

RAU Initiation Dialogue with Examples
Research and Assessment Unit, Cornell University

RAU Project Plan Template
Research and Assessment Unit, Cornell University

RAU Report Title Page Template
Research and Assessment Unit, Cornell University

2007 LibQUAL+® Sessions I & II Survey Highlights

2007 LibQUAL+® Sessions I & II Survey Supplementary
Supplementary to the 2007 LibQUAL+® Sessions I & II Survey Highlights.

LibQUAL+® and Decision Making: The Library Summit
A brochure describing a variety of Library Summits (held by participating LibQUAL+® institutions) as a way of gaining more information from their LibQUAL+® results.

LibQUAL+® In-Kind Grant Program

LibQUAL+® Awards In-Kind Grants to Participate in 2008 Survey

LibQUAL+(TM) Bibliography
ARL

LibQUAL+(TM) Study Bibliography
Thompson, B.

Selected Publications Focusing on Customer Service
Parasuraman, A.

LibQUAL+® Update: April 2008
Highlights in this issue include: 2008 Survey Information; LibQUAL+® on the Move; LibQUAL+® Events - Anaheim and Service Quality Evaluation Academy; Spotlight On: Oklahoma State University; Library Assessment Corner - WVU Today article, Library Assessment Blog; and more!.

LibQUAL+® Update: January 2008
Highlights in this issue include: 2008 Survey now available; LibQUAL+® at ALA in Anaheim, CA in June 2008; expansion of language translations and participants; LibQUAL+® Update new distribution schedule; recap of January events; special thanks to West Virginia University Libraries; and much more!.

The LibQUAL+® Update: Vol. 5, No. 3, December 31, 2007
Highlights in this issue include: 2007 and 2008 survey information, LibQUAL+® events at the 2008 ALA Midwinter Meeting, Web site updates, and much more!.

The LibQUAL+® Update: Vol. 5, No. 2, September 19, 2007
Highlights in this issue include: 2008 Registration Information, Spotlight On: JULAC Consortium, 2007 Session I SPSS Data Files, LibQUAL+® Training, and much more!.

The LibQUAL+® Update: Vol. 5, No. 1, June 13, 2007
Highlights in this issue include: Special thanks to Session I participants, LibQUAL+® in the nation's capital: ALA Annual Conference Events, deadline for LibQUAL+® In-Kind Grant: June 15, 2007, Next Steps: Taking Action on Your Results, and much more!.

LibQUAL+® Update: Vol. 4, No. 6, May 18, 2007
Highlights in this issue include information about the 2007 Session I survey, 2006 and 2007 SPSS data files, LibQUAL+® on the Move in South Africa and Washington, DC, call for Share Fair participants and LibQUAL+® booth volunteers for the ALA Annual Conference, and more.

The LibQUAL+® Update: Vol. 4, No. 5, March 28, 2007
Highlights in this issue include: LibQUAL+® results notebooks, Post Hoc, Evaluation, & Representativeness questionnaires, contribute to the 2007 LibQUAL+® Share Fair, LibQUAL+® on the Move, new team members, and much more!.

The LibQUAL+® Update: Vol. 4, No. 4, February 12, 2007
Highlights in this issue include 2006 and 2007 survey information, spotlight on: LibQUAL Canada, call for LibQUAL+® booth volunteers for ACRL 13th National Conference, intoducing new team member: Gary Roebuck, and more.

The LibQUAL+® Update: Vol. 4, No. 3 -October 31, 2006
Highlights of this issue: Six weeks remaining in the 2006 survey period, Taking action with your survey results, ALA Midwinter Meeting events in Seattle, Library Assessment Corner, and more.

The LibQUAL+® Update: Vol. 4, No. 2 -September 25, 2006
Highlights in this issue include the 2007 LibQUAL+® Survey information, Reminders for Post Hoc and Evaluation Questionnaire for Session II participants, the Library Assessment Corner, and more.

DigiQUAL(tm): A digital library evaluation service
Martha Kyrillidou, Fred Heath, Colleen Cook, Yvonna Lincoln, Bruce Thompson and Duane Webster , Research paper prestented at the 7th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in libraries and information services (PM7), 13-16, August 2007, South Africa.

Library Users' Service Expectations: A LibQUAL+(R) Study of the Range of What Users Will Tolerate
Bruce Thompson, Martha Kyrillidou, Colleen Cook , Paper presented at the 7th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Stellenbosch, South Africa, August 13, 2007.

When the Evidence Isn't Enough: Organizational Factors that Influence Effective, Sustainable and Practical Assessment
Steve Hiller, Martha Kyrillidou and Jim Self , EBLIP4, Durham, North Carolina, May 7, 2007.

How you can evaluate the integrity of your library assessment data: Intercontinental LibQUAL+(R) analysis used as concrete heuristic examples
Bruce Thompson, Martha Kyrillidou, Colleen Cook , Paper presented at the Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable and Practical Assessment, Charlottesville, VA, September 25, 2006.

User’s Information Needs in Academic Libraries of the 21st Century: LibQUAL +(TM) as a Tool for Assessment of Service
Maria A. Jankowska , Quality Standards (2006) (in Polish). In “Libraries in the 21st Century: Will They Survive?” Papers from the International Conference held in Lodz, Poland on June 19-21 2006. Edited by Blazej Feret. Warszawa: Polish Library Association, 2006, p. 197-208.

The Story Behind the Numbers: Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services (MINES) and the Assessment of the Ontario Council of University Libraries’ Scholars Portal
Martha Kyrillidou, Toni Olshen, Brinley Franklin and Terry Plum , Presented at the 6th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Durham, England, Aug. 23, 2005.

Assessment in North American Research Libraries: A Preliminary Report Card
Steve Hiller, Martha Kyrillidou and Jim Self , Presented at the 6th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Durham, England, Aug. 22-25, 2005.

The New Library User in Sweden: A LibQUAL+(TM) Study (paper)
Martha Kyrillidou, Ann-Christin Persson , Presented at the 6th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Durham, England, Aug. 22-23, 2005.

The New Library User in Sweden: A LibQUAL+(TM) Study (PowerPoint)
Martha Kyrillidou, Ann-Christin Persson , Presented at the 6th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Durham, England, Aug. 22-23, 2005.

Using Localized Survey Items to Augment Standardized Benchmarking Measures Across User Groups: A LibQUAL+(TM) Study
Bruce Thompson and Colleen Cook , Paper presented at the 6th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measures in Libraries and Information Services, Durham, England, August 22, 2005.

Proceedings of the 4th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services
Edited by Joan Stein, Martha Kyrillidou, Denise Davis , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 12-16, 2001 (Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, 2002).

"BIX: the library index": A benchmarking project for German libraries
Petra Klug , Paper presented at the 4th Northumbria International Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2001.

A decade of user surveys: utilizing and assessing a standard assessment tool to measure library performance at the University of Virginia and the University of Washington
Jim Self and Steve Hiller , Paper presented at the 4th Northumbria International Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2001.

A new look at service level agreements
Stephen Thornton and Chrissie Stewart , Paper presented at the 4th Northumbria International Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2001.

Academic research library support of sponsored research in the United States
Brinley Franklin , Paper presented at the 4th Northumbria International Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2001.

Activity-based costing as a performance tool for library and information technology services
Trevor Gerdsen , Paper presented at the 4th Northumbria International Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2001.

Assessment of academic libraries in Andalusia (southern Spain): an EFQM-compliance guide
Miguel Barrionuevo and Aurora Perez , Paper presented at the 4th Northumbria International Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2001.

Changes in usage, usability, and user support
Denise Troll , Paper presented at the 4th Northumbria International Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2001.

Cost/benefit comparison of print and electronic journals in a university library: a progess report
Jennifer Sweeney , Paper presented at the 4th Northumbria International Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2001.

Culture of assessment as a catalyst for organizational culture change in libraries
Amos Lakos , Paper presented at the 4th Northumbria International Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2001.

Cross-cultural implementation of LibQUAL+™: the French language experience
Martha Kyrillidou, Toni Olshen, Fred Heath, Claude Bonnelly, Jean-Pierre Cote , in Library measures to fill the void. Proceedings of the 5th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services. Durham, UK, July 29, 2003: 193-199.

Filling the void or bridging the deep?: LibQUAL+(TM) in the UK
Stephen Town , Proceedings of the 5th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services. Durham, UK, July 29, 2003: 212-219.

LibQUAL+(TM) from the UK Perspective
Colleen Cook, Fred Heath, Bruce Thompson , In Library measures to fill the void. Proceedings of the 5th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services. Durham, UK, July 28, 2003: 156-159.

The Story Behind the Numbers: Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services (MINES) and the Assessment of the Ontario Council of University Libraries’ Scholars Portal
Brinley Franklin, Martha Kyrillidou, and Toni Olshen , Presented at the 6th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Durham, England, Aug. 22-23, 2005.

The Story Behind the Numbers: Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services (MINES) and the Assessment of the Ontario Council of University Libraries’ Scholars Portal
Martha Kyrillidou, Toni Olshen, Brinley Franklin and Terry Plum , Presented at the 6th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Durham, England, Aug. 23, 2005.

Assessment in North American Research Libraries: A Preliminary Report Card
Steve Hiller, Martha Kyrillidou and Jim Self , Presented at the 6th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Durham, England, Aug. 22-25, 2005.

LibQUAL+ in the local context: results, action and evaluation
Selena Lock & Stephen Town , Presentation for the paper presented at the 6th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Durham, England, Aug. 22-23, 2005.

LibQUAL+ in the local context: results, action and evaluation.
Selena A. Lock & J. Stephen Town , Presented at the 6th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Durham, England, Aug. 23, 2005.

LibQUAL+ in the UK and Ireland: three years findings and experience
J. Stephen Town & Selena A. Lock , Presented at the 6th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Durham, England, Aug. 23, 2005.

LibQUAL+ in the UK and Ireland: three years findings and experience
Stephen Town & Selena Lock , Presentation for the paper presented at the 6th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Durham, England, Aug. 22-23, 2005.

The New Library User in Sweden: A LibQUAL+(TM) Study (PowerPoint)
Martha Kyrillidou, Ann-Christin Persson , Presented at the 6th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Durham, England, Aug. 22-23, 2005.

2007 ARL Results Notebook

CARL Cornsortium 2007 Results Notebook

JULAC Consortium 2007 Results Notebook

2006 ARL Notebook

2005 ARL Notebook

2004 ARL Notebook

2003 ARL Notebook

2002 ARL Notebook

Marketing Ideas
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Marketing Materials - Flyer
Roxbury Community College , Make this a mini-flyer - print 4 to a page. See print settings in Word.

Marketing Materials - Letter to Faculty
Roxbury Community College , This letter is accompanied by a "mini-flyer" - printed 4 to a page.

Marketing Materials - Flyers (4 total)
Anglia Ruskin

Marketing Materials - Bookmarks
Anglia Ruskin

Marketing Materials - Table Tent
Anglia Ruskin

Marketing Materials - Flyer
University of Cape Town, South Africa

Marketing Materials - Flyer 2
University of Cape Town, South Africa

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University of Cape Town, South Africa

Marketing Materials - Invitation
University of Cape Town, South Africa

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University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science
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