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Culture of assessment in academic libraries in Kuwait: investigating the current situation and future prospects
Library Management Pub Date : 2020-08-06 , DOI: 10.1108/lm-04-2020-0058
Bibi M. Alajmi , Madiha Kaisar

Using the Association of Research Libraries' SPEC KIT 303 library assessment framework, this study examines and evaluates academic libraries' efforts toward establishing a culture of assessment.,A quantitative questionnaire is employed to collect data. The sample comprises 70 library staff working in eight academic libraries in public and private universities in Kuwait.,The findings document a readiness to create a culture of assessment in Kuwaiti academic libraries, though this was greater in private universities. Resources to develop this culture, such as assessment and analysis methods and the requisite skills and knowledge, are available, but commitment from academic leaders and plans for a shift toward culture of assessment were not evident. Overall, participating academic library staff acknowledged the value of developing a culture of assessment, but this seems not to be an institutional priority,The methodology and findings address gaps in library and information science education and library management on creating a culture of assessment and suggest future research avenues.,Library assessment is a core function of libraries, but guaranteeing the continuity and consistency of related activities requires an organizational culture that facilitates and supports such assessment. While many articles have focused on the requisites for building a culture of assessment in higher education, few, if any, have assessed academic libraries in the cultural context of the Middle East.

中文翻译:

科威特学术图书馆的评估文化:调查现状和未来前景

本研究使用研究图书馆协会的 SPEC KIT 303 图书馆评估框架,检查和评估学术图书馆为建立评估文化所做的努力。采用定量问卷收集数据。样本包括在科威特公立和私立大学的八所学术图书馆工作的 70 名图书馆工作人员。调查结果表明,科威特学术图书馆已经准备好营造一种评估文化,尽管私立大学的这种情况更多。可以提供发展这种文化的资源,例如评估和分析方法以及必要的技能和知识,但学术领袖的承诺和向评估文化转变的计划并不明显。全面的,参与的学术图书馆工作人员承认发展评估文化的价值,但这似乎不是机构的优先事项,方法和发现解决了图书馆和信息科学教育和图书馆管理在创建评估文化方面的差距,并提出了未来的研究途径.,图书馆评估是图书馆的核心职能,但保证相关活动的连续性和一致性需要一种促进和支持此类评估的组织文化。虽然许多文章都关注在高等教育中建立评估文化的必要条件,但很少(如果有的话)在中东的文化背景下评估学术图书馆。方法论和研究结果解决了图书馆和信息科学教育和图书馆管理在创建评估文化方面的差距,并提出了未来的研究途径。,图书馆评估是图书馆的核心职能,但保证相关活动的连续性和一致性需要一种组织文化促进和支持此类评估。虽然许多文章都关注在高等教育中建立评估文化的必要条件,但很少(如果有的话)在中东的文化背景下评估学术图书馆。方法论和研究结果解决了图书馆和信息科学教育和图书馆管理在创建评估文化方面的差距,并提出了未来的研究途径。,图书馆评估是图书馆的核心职能,但保证相关活动的连续性和一致性需要一种组织文化促进和支持此类评估。虽然许多文章都关注在高等教育中建立评估文化的必要条件,但很少(如果有的话)在中东的文化背景下评估学术图书馆。但保证相关活动的连续性和一致性需要一种促进和支持此类评估的组织文化。虽然许多文章都关注在高等教育中建立评估文化的必要条件,但很少(如果有的话)在中东的文化背景下评估学术图书馆。但保证相关活动的连续性和一致性需要一种促进和支持此类评估的组织文化。虽然许多文章都关注在高等教育中建立评估文化的必要条件,但很少(如果有的话)在中东的文化背景下评估学术图书馆。
更新日期:2020-08-06
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