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S37 - Assessing Major Organizational Change: The Effects on the Use of Library Resources and Services
Conference Track
2. Collection Development & Assessment
Learning Objectives
Following this session, participants will be able to_________
Collect the data necessary to assess the effects of major organizational changes in a library.
Find solutions to address the effects of organizational and technological change on the use of library resources and services.
Abstract
After major organizational changes in recent years, University of Kansas Libraries’ staff collected database usage data and statistics using LibAnalytics to discover a pattern of significant decreases in the use of our resources. To address this trend, library staff from three departments collaborated to find solutions to counteract these numbers.
Presenters
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7b8d0db01772c5ea369096f9805f32cf.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Lea Currie, University of Kansas Libraries")
Lea Currie, University of Kansas Libraries
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dccb4e7a604951f3dbfc7bee9fbef4b2.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Julie Petr, University of Kansas Libraries")
Julie Petr, University of Kansas Libraries
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/81ab2dda6dd6b7e4fb226abb568833d9.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Amalia Monroe-Gulick, University of Kansas Libraries")