The SCC Library tracks a variety of data sources in order to make informed decisions about our instruction, resources, and services including:
Data Sources for SCC Library Decision Making
Instruction
- Quarterly Library Instruction Survey of Faculty
- English 101 worksheet scores and student feedback
- APLED 121 pre and post assessments
- Various other student information literacy assessments
- Instruction statistics showing number of sessions and students
- College enrollment statistics (for comparison)
- Strategic Program Assessment (SPA)
Resources
- Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)
- Reports generated from online library system
- Purchase suggestion feature on library website
- Visits to department/division meetings and followup faculty survey
- Database usage statistics
- LibGuides usage statistics (Research Guides)
- Circulation statistics
- Reference statistics form (collection development section)
- Strategic Program Assessment (SPA)
- Resources for College Libraries – online list of core academic library resources
- Interlibrary loan statistics
Services
- Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)
- Reference statistics
- QuestionPoint (online chat reference) statistics
- Strategic Program Assessment (SPA)
- Study room use
- Gate count
