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Discover the impact of your work on teaching, learning and research in: Beyond performance indicators in educational libraries a one day workshop on 13 July, London Measuring performance may not be the most inviting topic but, in an increasingly competitive education world, success in securing support and resources depends crucially on being able to demonstrate what impact you are having. Most approaches to measuring library performance concentrate on whether and how various processes are working - or on performance of the system. In education libraries there are equally important issues about the impact of services and teaching, learning and research. This is true whether the library is serving a school, college or university or a more specialised environment such as health or law. How will this event help you? During the day, the trainers will draw upon their research and development work in school, college and health libraries to offer a practical approach. This will enable education librarians to assess their impact and achievements. You will work through the processes of generating impact indicators and targets. They will consider the 'tricky' issues of pulling together useful data to assess levels of impact in the complex world of education, where simple cause and effect relationships usually cannot be proved. The strategy advocated in this workshop should lead to more effective development planning in education libraries. By the end of the day you will have: * chosen some key areas for enhancing the impact of your library * distinguished between performance indicators and indicators of impact and achievement * developed some realistic indicators of impact and achievement * looked at issues involved in measuring impact and achievement * planned how to collect data to assess whether you are making an impact. Who should attend? School, college or HE librarians (including specialist service providers such as health or law librarians) who are interested in moving beyond performance assessment to evaluating the impact of their work on teaching, learning and research. Programme 9:15 Registration and coffee 9:45 Welcome, introductions and aims for the day Levels of impact - what can education libraries achieve? Input and discussion Where to focus Group activity Choosing indicators: performance or achievement? Presentation Developing realistic indicators Group activity (coffee at approximately 11.15am) 12.45 Lunch Collecting data 1 Groups: case studies Measuring effectiveness: some issues Presentation and discussion Collecting data 2 Group planning (tea at approximately 3.00) 4.15 Close Workshop leader: Sharon Markless, Senior Lecturer in Professional Development, Canterbury Christ Church University College. David Streatfield, Principal, Information Management Associates. David and his associates provide training, consultancy and research services in the education, health and libraries field. Places limited to: 25 Fees LA Personal members £120 plus VAT (£21.00) £141.00 LA Institutional members £143 plus VAT (£25.02) £168.02 Non members £168 plus VAT (£29.40) £197.40 LA Student/Unwaged members £25 plus VAT (£4.37) £29.37 How to Book To make a confirmed booking simply complete the booking form below and return it by fax to Professional Development on 020 7255 0561. alternatively, to make a provisional booking please call us on 020 7255 0560, textphone 020 7255 0505 or email [log in to unmask] N.B. Please note that due to building work at LAHQ there will unfortunately be no lifts available from 17th April until the end of September. Those booking for Library Association courses should be aware that the only means of access to all facilities at LAHQ during this period will be via stairs. 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