Assessment:Costs

2015-10-15T14:58:48Z

Jchapman:

== What's the best way to assess costs for digital libraries? ==

In 2014, Joyce Chapman, Assessment Coordinator for Duke Universities, developed a beta version of a [http://statelibrarync.org/plstats/digitization_calculator.php Library Digitization Cost Calculator] to assist organizations in estimating the costs for digitizing collections and initiate a conversation at the 2014 DLF Forum around cost assessment in digital libraries. In spring of 2014, the Cost Assessment working group of the DLF Assessment Interest Group was founded. This group was tasked with drafting [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/17jTJmCzKsa83BMdlgKj239Shqcbglq7I4EfxJIWWDQo/edit best practices and guidelines for the collection of time data for various digitization processes]], which will be used to standardize collection of such data in the field as well as to guide data submissions to the Digital Cost Calculator. The guidelines and definitions are organized according to some of the typical stages of a library project:

* Preparation of original materials
* Image capture
* Quality control
* Descriptive metadata creation
* Post-processing
* Post-preparation

The guidelines include definitions for a total of 20 specific data fields within these six areas, ranging from fastener removal to condition review and alignment/rotation of images.

In August 2015, the group produced [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4veUYJxzAmSfmpMSE1zVTIxYmtzb1pFeWtiZzNFREp3bFJaYW5rYkJTV1RGWGY4Mm05LWc wire frames] showing the planned interface and functionality of the Digitization Cost Calculator 2.0, as well as [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4veUYJxzAmSfmpMSE1zVTIxYmtzb1pFeWtiZzNFREp3bFJaYW5rYkJTV1RGWGY4Mm05LWc wireframes of how results would appear].

In September, the group released a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s1bHzkB3SSyufaoZS0JZhbVQ1AZfRgUsZ0iOcKZ3Q0k/edit call for data submissions] using the new guidelines and a new [https://duke.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3OtqSEAbpl2QDl3 data submission form]. The Digitization Cost Calculator 2.0 cannot be built until at least one set of data has been contributed in each of the 20 categories listed in the guidelines.

If you are interested in helping us develop best practices and guidelines for assessing costs of digital libraries, please join our
[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/digital-library-assessment Digital Library Assessment Google Group] and speak up!

See the cost assessment bibliography produced by the Cost Assessment working group here:
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yFWNWonZXHEFagI0A4ujeCl6U7SriJbfmqAgFGLA-Os/edit?usp=sharing Cost Assessment Bibliography]

===Members of the Cost Assessment Working Group===
* Joyce Chapman, Duke University, (coordinator)
* Kinza Masood, University of Utah
* Chrissy Reissmeyer, University of California Santa Barbara
* Dan Zellner, Northwestern University

Assessment:Costs

2015-10-04T23:30:50Z

Jchapman:

Assessment:User Needs

2015-10-04T23:03:09Z

Jchapman:

== What are the best methods for assessing user needs with regards to digital libraries? ==

The User and User Studies working group will be compiling resources, conducting research, and drafting literature to assist those who are interesting in evaluating users of digital repositories and their needs.

== Addressing users and user needs ==

Participants identified four assessment topics to explore during the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rLdMSPCbR_F-hE0ZhWzS70IBGEMh1450ff0x_ioPrIk/edit Assessment Breakout Session] at the 2014 DLF Forum:

# User/Usability studies
# Identifying users and uses
# Return On Investment (ROI)
# Reuse of content/what do users do with content

These four groups will make up the focus of a white paper on assessing users and user needs. The sub-group will complete a series of tasks to generate the white paper:

# Compile a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AVlT3QlmhbcUmoRtZ0hpvEhpbD9_Eld5bHsa-JNHX24/edit?usp=sharing bibliography]
# Develop a literature review -- completed
# Draft and publish a white paper on assessing users and user needs in digital libraries

The sub-group will publish the white paper prior to the 2015 DLF Forum. Volunteers will be completing tasks in the order listed above to build up to the publication of the white paper. If you are interested in participating in one of the tasks, please fill out our [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16X0B-NSulh1V6HuqkSZZq0El35AQlZLbpWUlzNx2Puo/edit User Studies Participant] spreadsheet.

Future efforts from the group may include generating complementary content, such as:
# Templates/guides
# Toolkits
# Original Research

== Learning more and getting involved ==

The sub-group maintains a [https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxKlOQm6nnVndnJrR200UFZoSm8&usp=sharing Google Drive folder], which contains meeting notes and drafts of working documents.

If you have any questions, or are interested in participating in the sub-group, please contact [mailto:sathompson3@uh.edu Santi Thompson].

Assessment

2015-09-30T15:56:50Z

Jchapman:

'''Digital Library Assessment'''

Research and cultural heritage institutions are, as a matter of course, providing online access to converted and born-digital scholarly and cultural content. As the amount of that content continues to grow, there is an increased need to strategically standardize our assessment efforts.

The [http://www.diglib.org/groups/assessment/ DLF Assessment Interest Group], founded in 2014, seeks to engage the community in developing best practices and guidelines for various kinds of digital library assessment.

We are concerned with:
* determining how to measure the impact of digital collections;
* developing areas of commonality and benchmarks in how we measure collections across various platforms;
* understanding cost and benefit of digital collections; and
* exploring how can we best collect, analyze, communicate, and share such information effectively across our various stakeholders—from collection managers to scholars.

This wiki will be a central location for documentation and collection of resources to assist those seeking to assess their digital libraries.

Using the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/18kOolh-U0qIrT3tcJg8fXMnN5pnKylFpxvtRL561baU/edit?usp=sharing Digital Library Assessment Framework], we formed four working groups in the fall of 2014 in areas of strong interest to the DLF AIG community:
* [[Assessment:Costs]]
* [[Assessment:Citations]]
* [[Assessment:User Needs]]
* [[Assessment:Analytics]]

Each of these four groups has been working over the past year to develop white papers and tools, which will be presented at the 2015 DLF Forum in October.

To take part in the conversation, join the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/digital-library-assessment Digital Library Assessment Google Group], which is open to anyone interested in learning about or collaborating on the improvement of digital library assessment.