Archive: September 29, 2020

AvatarMartha Kyrillidou , Posted in Academic Libraries, Design thinking, Facilities planning, At September 29, 2020,

How many seats do you need in your library?

How many seats do you need in your library? A tough question as the purpose of libraries evolves and use changes while planning standards become outdated and benchmarking data are scarce. Learn a new and better way to answer this question in this 2018 Library Assessment Conference article which is also a post by Elliott Felix of brightspot strategy and Martha Kyrillidou of QualityMetrics https://lnkd.in/dXy4acN #libraries #planning #highered #assessment QualityMetrics LLC brightspot strategy  We are always excited to be doing more space planning for libraries! Glad to see this piece also picked up by bluesyemre – the blog maintained by Emre Hasan Akbayrak.  Really excited to continue to impact libraries all over the world even when not able to travel due to COVID-19!
AvatarMartha Kyrillidou , Posted in LSTA Evaluations, News, State Library Agencies, At September 29, 2020,

State Library Administrative Agency Trends — IMLS report available!

The latest results from the IMLS’s biennial State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAA) Survey are available in the 2018 SLAA report. This report categorizes the SLAAs by administrative structure and highlights trends in SLAA revenues, expenditures, staffing, and services from FY 2006 through FY 2018. The findings show that despite decreases in revenue and staffing, SLAAs have continued to provide valuable services and support for libraries in their states; in FY 2018, 71% of SLAAs provided literacy support, 96% offered consulting services, and 82% led statewide reading programs—up from 69% in FY 2014! QualityMetrics has enjoyed helping SLAAs with assessment and planning in the past, and we look forward to working with many more in the future! We are proud of continuing to review IMLS publication through our work at the Library Statistics Working Group (LSWG)!