Data-Driven Decisions

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A Practical Toolkit for Librarians and Information Professionals

By Amy Stubbing

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Data-Driven Decisions: A Practical Toolkit for Library and Information Professionals offers a straightforward, jargon-free guide on using data to inform decisions in library services. The book leads readers through each stage of implementing, reviewing, and embedding data-driven methods, featuring accessible visualisations, practical tips, and downloadable tools. Beginning with the basics, it builds a strong foundation of skills and knowledge to empower readers to confidently use complex data applications. The author explores the impact of financial pressures on resources, theoretical underpinnings of data collection and analysis, and guides readers through a practical model for adopting data-driven decisions in libraries.
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This book is ideal for librarians, information professionals, and library science students who need to use data effectively to justify and improve decision-making processes within library services.

This book guides readers from the very start of their journey in discovering data and all its uses to implementing data collection, analysis and review for decision making and service development. It’s a practical, no-nonsense guide to demystify and equip any information professional with the tools to start their own data-driven decision practice.

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Data-Driven Decisions: A Practical Toolkit for Library and Information Professionals is a simple, jargon-free guide to using data for decision making in library services. The book walks readers step-by-step through each stage of implementing, reviewing, and embedding data-driven decisions in their organisation, providing accessible visualisations, top tips, and downloadable tools to support readers on their data journey.

Starting with the absolute basics of using data, the author creates a framework for building skills and knowledge slowly until the reader is comfortable with even complex uses of data.

The book begins with an exploration of the foundations of data-driven decisions in libraries, including a look at the impact of the current financial climate on resources, theoretical foundations of data collection and analysis, and how this book can be used in practice. The next section takes readers through the data-driven decisions model, providing a guide for understanding and a manual for implementation of the model.

Finally, the book provides further perspectives and reading surrounding analysis and implementation of data-driven decisions. This section aims to give supplementary and focused information on different areas of data-driven decisions which can be included in processes once the reader understands the foundation of the book from earlier chapters.

Highly practical and written in an accessible style, this book is an essential resource for librarians and information professionals who increasingly need to justify decisions on programmes and services through quantifiable data.

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"Data Driven Decisions: A Practical Toolkit for Library and Information Professionals fully lives up to the promise of its title and must be considered essential reading for library science students and practising librarians — and a core addition to college and university Library Science collections." — Midwest Book Review

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783304783

Publisher: Facet Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 April 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Facet Publishing

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 200

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About the Author

Amy Stubbing has had a varied career across different sectors, and has held roles in areas including collection management, customer services, and library management. She is currently Academic Engagement Lead at University of Westminster where she is responsible for strategic planning and development of the learning support provision for the university, including academic liaison and academic learning development. Previous roles include Campus Library Manager at University of East London, and the Library Customer Care Collections Coordinator at Royal Holloway University.

Amy’s interest in data and using it to inform service decisions and developments to improve user experience has been a core part of her career. She has a particular passion for developing data literacy and embedding data practices into all decision making, which led to her developing her Data Driven Decisions toolkit for libraries. She has worked with numerous university libraries to begin working towards embedding a culture of data-driven decisions, and has used her varied experience of teaching data literacy to further develop her toolkit, culminating in this book.