OPLA’s Research and Evaluation Committee presented at the OLA Super Conference 2022: Finally Fines Free! Explore Different Ways of Using Data to Help Your Library Advocate for Going Fines Free Ontario Library Association Super Conference 2022 The link to the presentation will be provided soon. In the meantime, check out the Advocating for Fines-Free Libraries Read More…
Category: Research & Evaluation
Poverty in Canada by the Numbers
“No Poverty” is the 1st of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Libraries contribute to this goal by delivering programs to improve literacy and numeracy for everyone.
Researching Social Impact: 2021 Canada Research Chairs Announced
In June, the Government of Canada announced the most recent SSHRC funding and Canada Research Chair recipients. The following researchers cover topics of interest to GLAMs.
UC’s Deal with Elsevier is a Victory for Open Access
Fantastic news from the world of scholarly publishing! After over two years of negotiations following a broken business relationship, the University of California (UC) and Elsevier have created a transformative agreement that represents a landmark victory for open access publishing. The four-year agreement goes into effect on April 1, 2021 and restores UC access to Read More…
Report: The Relevance of Research for and about Libraries
The Relevance of Research by Helen Partridge and Lisa Given Incite – published by the Australian Library and Information Association Volume 38 Issue 3/4 (Mar/Apr 2017) Abstract: The importance of research goes unquestioned in the scientific sector. But research is also critically important for libraries if they are to continue to be relevant to the communities they serve. Read More…
Workshop: Practical Research to Measure Impact in Your Library
Computers in Libraries 2017 Hyatt Regency Crystal City Arlington, VA Workshop: Practical Research to Measure Impact in Your Library Monday March 27, 2017, 1-4 pm Measurement and evaluation are key activities required to design effective programs and services and to demonstrate library value to stakeholders. This workshop teaches you how to design a research program Read More…
New from OLA Press: Creating a Culture of Evaluation – Taking Your Library from Talk to Action
Creating a Culture of Evaluation: Taking Your Library from Talk to Action by Bill Irwin, PhD and Kimberly Silk, MLS Available from OLA Press April 2017. Pre-order today via the OLA Library Marketplace. Paperback ISBN: 978-0-88960-058-5 EBook ISBN: 978-0-88960-059-2 Print Copies available for $37.95 CAD. OLA Members have free access to the eBook via Wilson Web.
Article: Creating a Culture of Meaningful Evaluation in Public Libraries
by Bill Irwin and Paul G. St-Pierre DOI: 10.1177/2158244014561214 Published 3 December 2014 Abstract: The current state of practice sees public libraries, like all public institutions, enduring funding challenges within the dominant political-economic environment, which is shaped by the tenets of new public management and the neoliberal audit society. Libraries, feeling threatened and unsure about Read More…