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Feb

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ABP: Always Be Pilot-testing (some experiences with questionnaire design)

Posted by on February 20th, 2017 0 comments

This week I have been working on a questionnaire for the Texas Library Association (TLA) on the cultural climate of TLA.  Having just gone through this process, I will tell you that NEO’s Booklet #3: Collecting and Analyzing Evaluation Data has really useful tips on how to write questionnaires (p. 3-7).  I thought it might… Read More »

Posted in: Questionnaires and Surveys

Feb

10

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Got Documents? How to Do a Document Review

Posted by on February 10th, 2017 0 comments

Are you an introvert?  Then I have an evaluation method for you: document review. You usually you can do this method from the comfort of your own office. No scary interactions with strangers. Truth is, my use of existing data in evaluation seldom rises to the definition of true document review.  I usually read through… Read More »

Posted in: Blog

Feb

03

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NEO Announcement! Home Grown Tools and Resources

Posted by on February 3rd, 2017 0 comments

Since NEO (formerly OERC) was formed, we’ve created a lot of material – four evaluation guides, a 4-step guide to creating an evaluation plan, hosted in-person classes and webinars, and of course, written in this very blog! All of the guides, classes, and blogs come with a lot of materials, including tip sheets, example plans,… Read More »

Posted in: Questionnaires and Surveys

Jan

27

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Failure IS an Option: Measuring and Reporting It

Posted by on January 27th, 2017 0 comments

Failure.  We all know it’s good for us.  We learn from failure, right? In Batman Begins, Bruce Wayne’s dad says “Why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.”  But sometimes failure, like falling, isn’t much fun (although, just like falling, sometimes it is fun for the other people around you)…. Read More »

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Jan

20

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Beyond the Memes: Evaluating Your Social Media Strategy – Part 2

Posted by on January 20th, 2017 0 comments

In my last post, I wrote about how to create social media outcomes for your organization. This week, we will take a look at writing objectives for your outcomes using the SMART method. Though objectives and outcomes sound like the same thing, they are two different concepts in your evaluation plan – outcomes are the… Read More »

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