2022 CTLC Conference
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Item Collection Assessment Through DEI Lenses: Venturing into (nearly) uncharted waters(2022) Harker, Karen Renae; Leuzinger, Julie; Brannon, Sian; Rodriguez, Allyson; Wolf, Stacey; Byrne, SephraThe UNT Libraries has embarked on a journey to address systemic and systematic vestiges of oppression of socially and politically minoritized populations. For this purpose, the Collection Assessment Department is planning on evaluating the UNT Libraries’ collections, identifying sources of diverse materials, and connecting with our communities. This coming year, we will conduct focus groups and pilot a method on one aspect of our collections. For this panel discussion, self-selected members of an advisory board for this project will discuss their individual motivations for and concerns about the project. This will be an interactive session, with the audience participating by asking questions, as well as answering questions from the panelists.Item Food for Thought: A survey about the UNT Libraries collections(2022) Byrne, Sephra; Harker, KarenWe developed the Food for Thought survey at University of North Texas Libraries to gather feedback from patrons on their usage and feelings about the library collections. Survey questions covered topics such as how often they use the library for different purposes, their usage of print and electronic monographs, how often they cannot find what they need, and how confident they are in their knowledge of what the library offers them. We were also able to look at how these answers differed by patron group. These three to five-minute, anonymous surveys were held at targeted, high-traffic locations around campus, and we offered a donut or piece of fruit as an incentive for participating. In this presentation, we will describe how we implemented this cost-effective survey and discuss the results of the survey.