2012 ACRL Chapter Chair's Report -Stephanie DeLano Davis

Submitted by gcouraud on July 5, 2012 - 4:27pm.   

MLA has reestablished its ACRL Chapter relationship. Stephanie DeLano Davis is the first MLA ACRL Chapter Council’s Chair. She attended ALA’s Annual Conference and has much to report on issues affecting academic libraries. According to Stephanie, “We couldn’t ask for a better time to be reestablishing the Chapter. We are on track with our Academic Libraries conference and we need to avail ourselves of the ACRL Chapter’s Council support.” Read Stephanie’s complete report.

Member Spotlight - Charlevoix Public Library

Submitted by jgoodrich on June 5, 2012 - 4:45pm.   

Member Spotlight - June 2012

Charlevoix Public Library

Val Meyerson is an avid reader who believes libraries are more than books. That vision and belief is quite evident in the support Val has developed and nurtured in Charlevoix. Top to bottom, staff at Charlevoix Public Library engage their public with an open arms welcome to their place. Val calls the library “our community living room” filled with friends, family, information, fun AND books. Val stresses the need for the public library and staff to be a part of the community, more, to actively engage in the daily life outside the traditional library walls. Serving a large geographic area with a small population base, the Charlevoix Public Library is home to a loyal year round resident base and welcomes all transient summer residents (fudgies) from Memorial to Labor Day.

Michigan Outcomes: Stories That Matter

Submitted by gcouraud on January 6, 2012 - 6:53pm.   

Libraries struggle to effectively market to end-users and prove their relevance to funding bodies, the media and users.  It is clear that we must change and expand the conversations libraries are currently having around evaluating the efficacy of resources through a transition from measuring and analyzing outputs (sessions, circulation, etc.) to outcomes (jobs and businesses created, literacy levels, user satisfaction).  Libraries must understand who their stakeholders and customers are and how to influence them. Join us and tell your story. Read and follow the outcomes-based approach How to Tell the Story of Your Library’s Impact for

Measuring Library Outcomes - A Joint Project with MLA and Gale, a Part of Cengage Learning

Submitted by gcouraud on July 11, 2011 - 2:00pm.

Gale Cengage and MLA are partnering to develop an innovative research study that will feature libraries in Michigan and which could serve as a model for outcomes measurement across the nation.  This project is also intended to  teach other libraries new skills and techniques.  Through a screening process four institutions (two public libraries, two academic libraries) will be selected to conduct a thorough analysis of how any individual library can approach researching, identifying, quantifying and reporting outcomes relevant to their specific constituents.   


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