For immediate release | December 1, 2016

New Workshop: Using Surveys to Improve Your Library

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CHICAGO—91´«Ã½ Editions announces an exciting new workshop, with Emily Daly and Joyce Chapman. This workshop will consist of two 90-minute sessions and take place:

  • Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific
  • Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific

Using Surveys to Improve Your Library Workshop

A two-part event running 90 minutes each session on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific and Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific



Surveys are a great way to gather user feedback that you can analyze to help enhance your library’s services and increase patron satisfaction. In this two-part workshop, assessment experts Joyce Chapman and Emily Daly will provide you with the knowledge you need to employ effective surveys that gather crucial data. In the first session, you’ll be introduced to survey planning, piloting, and methods for selecting your sample populations. The second session will focus on survey design and implementation with an overview of a popular survey creation tool. You’ll gain useful tips on how to implement surveys and the best strategies to write effective, actionable, and unbiased survey questions. You’ll walk away with practical skills that will help you gather useful data to make informed decisions for your library.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this two-part workshop, you will be able to:

  • Identify when a survey is the best methodology for gathering feedback and when other methods are more appropriate
  • Write effective, actionable, and unbiased survey questions
  • Have a basic understanding of how to use a survey tool to create and implement a survey
  • Describe the process of designing, validating, piloting, and implementing an effective, actionable, and unbiased survey

About the Instructors

Emily Daly is Head of Assessment & User Experience and Librarian for Education at Duke University Libraries in Durham, NC. She leads Duke Libraries’ website and assessment teams and plans and conducts user research related to the Libraries’ website, services, collections and spaces. Prior to working at Duke, Emily taught high school English, served as the teen librarian at Natrona County Public Library in Casper, Wyoming, and worked as a librarian in Durham, North Carolina. Emily is on the editorial team of College & Research Libraries News and a member of ACRL’s Board of Directors.
Joyce Chapman is the Assessment Analyst & Consultant at Duke University Libraries and an adjunct instructor at the North Carolina Central School of Library and Information Science. Prior to her current position, Joyce was the statewide Data Analysis & Communications Consultant at the State Library of North Carolina. Joyce co-leads the Digital Library Federation’s Assessment Interest Group and is a member of the editorial team for the journal Performance Measurements & Metrics.

Registration for this 91´«Ã½ Editions Workshop is available on the . You can purchase registration at both and rates.

91´«Ã½ Editions Workshops are designed to give you and your staff the opportunity to participate in a hands-on learning experience that will help you make the best decisions for your library.

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