about the Statistics Committee
committee charge
The Statistics, Metrics and Survey Development Committee is responsible for reviewing and assessing the responses of the University Libraries or units to all external statistical and qualitative surveys of our resources, services, personnel and expenditures as well as all surveys we distribute to users or supporters of the University Libraries.
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Review and oversee the completion of statistical and qualitative surveys
of University Libraries resources, services, personnel and expenditures for
international, national, state and regional associations and government agencies
(e.g.: ARL, AAHSL, US Dept. of Education, SUNY, etc.) using appropriate library
systems (e.g., ALEPH) that generate relevant statistical data. Charge task
forces, as needed, to oversee the administration of major survey projects,
such as LibQual+
- Periodically review, compare and analyze the data collected for the various statistical and
qualitative surveys (included in #1 above) and provide summary reports for review and discussion
by the UL Directors Council, University administrators, faculty, and library faculty. Develop
specifications for managing and representing the data that has been collected for future use.
- Assemble and provide any metrics needed to assist the Associate Vice President for University
Libraries in making budget requests or developing strategic planning documents.
- Complete an inventory of all current and past statistical and qualitative surveys (included
in #1 above) for which the University Libraries or individual library units have provided data
and develop a spreadsheet or database with detailed information about each survey (e.g.: sponsoring
organization, subject scope, date(s) when data were last provided, where the data is stored, the
person responsible for compiling the UB data, etc.). Make this spreadsheet or database accessible
to all members of the UL Directors Council, and as appropriate to all UL staff, on a central libraries
server. Coordinate the archiving of completed surveys.
- Serve as a clearinghouse for the review and inventory of all new survey instruments aimed at
users or potential supporters of the UB University Libraries or of individual library units.
- Maintain liaison with the major organizations developing and maintaining statistical and qualitative
survey data about research libraries and alert the Directors Council to the need for UB representation
at important meetings concerning these surveys. Review the current library literature as well
as relevant Websites and maintain a bibliography of relevant current articles and information
resources about trends and issues surrounding research library statistics, metrics and surveys.
conducting business
Membership
Members of the committee are appointed by the Office of the Associate Vice President with approval by the University Libraries Directors Council for an initial term of three years.
- View the current membership roster.
Meetings
The committee communicates primarily by e-mail and calls meetings only as needed.
Content provider: Gary Byrd
Comments: lib-staffweb@buffalo.edu
Last update:
26 March, 2007