Assessment and analysis

The Assessment Resource Office was created in 2005 to develop and share expertise and understanding of assessment measures and techniques, as well as to provide data for strategic and organisational decision making. We provide advice, coordination and support for both qualitative and quantitative projects for assessment activities within the Libraries. Additionally, we serve as a central repository for surveys, results, recommendations and follow-ups, and we coordinate the collection of the Libraries' annual unit statistics and submissions to CARL and CPSLD.

To operationalise UVic Libraries' assessment goals, the Assessment Resource Office developed a three-tier assessment planning tool. This tool is used both on an institutional level and on a project-by-project level to ensure all sources of data on a topic are considered and collected. This method also ensures that the in-depth data are valid by investigating an issue at several different scales, in order to corroborate findings between levels.

We also assist with librarian research projects when requested, providing advice on and help with Human Research Ethics applications, survey and focus group design, testing, implementation, data collection, results preparation and analysis, and results dissemination.

For more information, please contact us.