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Jan
27
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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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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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Jan
13
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Welcome to our new NEO blogger, Kalyna Durbak. Her first post addresses a topic that is a concern to many of us, evaluating our social media! By Kalyna Durbak, Program Assistant, NNLM Evaluation Office (NEO) Have you ever wondered if your library’s Facebook page was worth the time and effort? I think about social media a… Read More »
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Jan
06
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PSA: New Year’s resolutions are passé. It’s out with dreary self-betterment goals involving celery and punishing exercise. Instead, the trendiest way to mark the New Year is to pick an inspirational word and make it your annual North Star for self-improvement. In that spirit, I want to propose a word of the year for the… Read More »
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Dec
30
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Like everyone else, we have an end-of-the-year list. Here’s our top ten list of the posts we wrote this year, based on number of views: 10. Developing Program Outcomes Using the Kirkpatrick Model – with Vampires 9. Inspirational Annual Reporting with Appreciative Inquiry 8. What is a Need? 7. Designing Surveys: Does the Order of… Read More »
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