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Library Assessment: Collections

Rowan-Cabarrus Library's Comprehensive Assessment Plan

Collections

Collection Management

Collection Management encompasses the following areas.

  • Purchasing
  • Cataloging & Processing
  • Evaluating Resources
  • Stacks Maintenance
  • Diversity of Collections
  • Equitable Access

Areas of Collection Management are assessed through the annual library satisfaction survey. 

Survey Questions

​​​​​The following questions from the library's satisfaction survey are used to assess collections. 

  1. Rate your satisfaction with the following library collections. 
  • Print Books (Curriculum support)
  • Print Books (Leisure reading)
  • eBooks (Curriculum support)
  • eBooks (Leisure reading)
  • Online magazine and journal articles (Curriculum support)
  • Online magazines (Leisure reading)
  • Streaming video (Curriculum support)
  • Streaming video (Entertainment)
  • Technology (e. g. hotspots, calculators, and laptops)
  1. The library’s print and electronic collections adequately reflect the diversity of the college population. 
  2. How can the library improve print and electronic collections? 

Annual Satisfaction Survey (IE)