Value and Impact Measurement: the SCONUL VAMP Project

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Value and Impact Measurement the SCONUL VAMP
Project

• SCONUL Summer Conference Workshop
• June 2006

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Introduction

• The SCONUL Members survey discovered a need for
  data and/or methods to demonstrate the value and
  worth of libraries to senior stakeholders within
  their institution
• SCONUL WGPI developed a schedule of work to meet
  this need, called the Value and Impact
  Measurement Programme (VAMP)
• SCONUL Executive Board approved the programme in
  February 2006

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VAMP Outline

• Phase One
• A critical review of work in the field
• A survey of members requirements
• A synthesis of the above to define gaps
• SCONUL Conference Workshops
• Phase Two
• The development of new tools and products to
  measure value and impact, and to meet other
  requirement gaps
• Deliver and dissemination of new and existing
  products through a maintained web site

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Target Audience

• Senior institutional stakeholders of academic
  libraries, through University Librarians or
  equivalents
• The products of VAMP will be used by the
  Librarians within their institutions
• The programme is not intended to generate SCONUL
  products which will be directly consumed by the
  senior institutional stakeholders

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Suggested Benefits

• Attainment and retention of Library institutional
  income
• Proof of value and impact
• Evidence of comparability with peer institutions
• Justification of continuing roles

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Key Milestones

• Project Initiation February 2006
• Definition Scoping Study
• March June 2006
• Product Development
• July December 2006
• Product Delivery
• January April 2007

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VAMP Sub-Group of WGPI

• Maxine Melling (Chair)
• Stephen Town (Project Manager)
• Philip Payne
• Rupert Wood

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Workshop Tasks
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Tasks

• Please discuss the following questions in your
  group, drawing on any material you have brought
  (20-25 Minutes)
• Please identify a group member to report your
  answers and examples to the full workshop (About
  5 Minutes per group)
• Workshop leaders are available to help during
  your deliberations

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Workshop Questions One

• How does accountability and reporting work in
  your institution?
• Who do you report to?
• How do they judge the librarys contribution to
  the enterprise?
• Do different senior stakeholders judge you in
  different ways?
• Do you use standard frameworks for reporting?
• How does value and impact measurement figure in
  your context?
• What do value and impact mean to you and/or
  your institution?

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Workshop Questions Two

• What evidence do you present in your own
  institutions to demonstrate value and impact, or
  the worth and contribution of your library
  service?
• What data do you produce to convince others of
  this worth?
• Does your current approach work?
• Do you have examples of good practice to share?
• What tools and instruments do you use now to
  gather evidence?
• Is there a gap between what you can draw on, and
  what ideally should be available?

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Workshop Questions Three

• What additional tools do you want from SCONUL to
  help you provide evidence of worth and
  contribution?
• What is the best way to gather evidence to prove
  value and impact?
• How much effort are you prepared to give to
  gathering evidence?
• Are you interested in other measurement tools
  which you dont have now?
• How do you think SCONUL should help you in this
  area?
• Are we missing something in our current analysis
  or efforts to persuade?

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• Thank you for your participation!