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Apr
06
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The OERC staff will be putting on some miles this month. Karen and Cindy are slated to present and teach at various library conferences and meetings. If you happen to be at any of these events, please look for us and say “hello.” Here is the April itinerary: Cindy will participate in a panel… Read More »
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Apr
01
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It’s time to put your carefully collected data into a chart, but which chart should you use? And then how do you set it up from scratch in your Excel spreadsheet or Power Point presentation if you aren’t experienced with charts? Here’s one way to start: go to the Chart Chooser at Juice Analytics. They… Read More »
Posted in: Data Visualization
Mar
25
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Do you have to file annual reports? How much do you love doing them? Did I hear someone say “no comment?” In January, I challenged the outreach librarians of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region (NN/LM GMR) to experiment with a reflective exercise designed to add some inspiration to their annual… Read More »
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Mar
18
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that culture permeates everything we do, and that we live in a diverse society with lots of different cultures. Odds are good that no matter what your job is, you take into consideration issues of culture, diversity and inclusion. This applies to evaluation as it does… Read More »
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Mar
11
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It’s really simple. You sell to the people who are listening, and just maybe, those people tell their friends.“ — Seth Godin, marketer. Diffusion of Innovation changed my approach to community assessment. I now focus primarily on identifying the following three things: the key problem that the program or product (the innovation) offers the target community;… Read More »
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