abstract:Demonstrating academic libraries' contribution to institutional outcomes and strategic initiatives can be challenging, particularly in determining what library activities can be consistently and accurately assessed in ways that empirically demonstrate library value and impact. To address this challenge, the Indiana University Bloomington Libraries conducted a time allocation study to quantify the activities of public services librarians with the goal of illustrating new ways to measure their contributions that are more standardized and methodologically rigorous. This report gives an overview of the Librarian Activity Project (LAP), including preliminary findings, and offers recommendations for other institutions interested in developing their own study.

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通过时间分配研究衡量图书馆员的外展和参与

摘要：展示学术图书馆对机构成果和战略举措的贡献可能具有挑战性，特别是在确定哪些图书馆活动可以通过实证证明图书馆价值和影响的方式一致、准确地评估时。为了应对这一挑战，印第安纳大学布卢明顿图书馆开展了一项时间分配研究，以量化公共服务图书馆员的活动，目的是说明衡量他们贡献的新方法，这些方法更加标准化和方法学上更加严格。本报告概述了图书馆员活动项目 (LAP)，包括初步调查结果，并为有兴趣开展自己的研究的其他机构提供建议。