Everyday Library Evaluations: Part 1 – Ethics
We are delighted to announce a three-part CSL in Session series, Everyday Evaluations, presented by the Colorado State Library’s Library Research Service!
We’ve all been asked to evaluate a piece of our work at some point! In this three-part series, we will share strategies to collect and communicate actionable data ethically and efficiently.
Part 1 – Ethics
In this session we will lay the groundwork for responsible research in libraries by covering ethical (and not so ethical) uses for data. This will include a discussion on library law and tips for vetting the vendors that libraries work with to ensure their practices are in line with the library’s standards. Then, we will wrap up with an activity showing how even anonymized data can be re-identified if certain details are shared carelessly!
- Part 1 – Ethics – Archive | Slides
- Part 2 – Collection – Archive | Slides
- Part 3 – Analysis and Visualization – Archive | Slides
- Series Handout
About the presenters
Amy is a Research Analyst at Library Research Service. Her background is in public librarianship, in particular children’s services. She loves the way data can help tell moving stories and make changes in peoples’ lives.
Dana is a Data Coordinator and Web Developer at LRS. She has been a math and technology teacher and worked in two small public libraries. Dana likes the way data adds facts to the “feels”.
Charissa is the Director of Library Research Service at the Colorado State Library. She has worked in academic libraries as a systems, metadata, and electronic resources librarian. She keeps people at the center of her work in data and is interested in the work that libraries do and how it supports individuals and their communities.
Sara is the Research Assistant for the Library Research Service. She collaborates on a variety of research projects at the Colorado State Library for libraries across Colorado and writes informative blog posts on all aspects of evaluation. She enjoys making data accessible to wider audiences.