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Bootstrap: The ICT Services Self-evaluation Toolkit
This toolkit aims to provide information and support to enable ICT teams to carry out self-evaluation using the ICT Services Framework in order to improve the quality of services for users. As well as tools, guides and examples, it includes a communication channel.
Evaluation of Learning Toolkit and Media Adviser
A system for teachers and lecturers to analyse their teaching methods and mediums for course delivery. The evaluation toolkit consists of a step-by-step model of the process of designing an evaluation, together with resources or activities that support each step. The Media adviser is for modelling the usage of teaching media within courses.
Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative Evaluation Cookbook
A practical guide to evaluation methods for lecturers containing step by step guides to the time, resources and process involved in different evaluation methods; basic practical suggestions and advice; a framework to the planning and preparation process involved prior to carrying out an evaluation; guidance to reflect on ways to act on results and/or write up findings; and short exemplars.
The Programme Manager's Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit
This provides guidance and options for UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) Country Office staff to improve monitoring and evaluation activities in the context of results-based programme management. It provides a detailed overview of the evaluation process.
Western Valley Development Authority
A short guide to evaluation planning developed by a Canadian community economic development agency
This prototype EIS Maturity Toolkit is based on data collected during the JUBILEE project (JISC User Behaviour in Information seeking: Longitudinal Evaluation of EIS). The toolkit has several key elements: · themes and sub-themes derived from data collected during JUBILEE fieldwork in HE. · a database of text and examples, based on an interpretation of a subset of the JUBILEE data for 6 HE fieldwork sites, currently, in 3 disciplines (Computing, Sociology and History). · stages representing development stages on a 1-5 scale, presented to permit users to locate themselves/their institution/their discipline. · tips indicating enablers, which would facilitate movement up the scale.
Resources for the evaluation of IT in teaching and learning in Higher Education
Resources for the evaluation of IT in teaching and learning in Higher Education, includes downloadable data collection instruments.
Emetrics: Measures for electronic resources
The American Research Libraries (ARL) E-Metrics project is an effort to explore the feasibility of defining and collecting data on the use and value of electronic resources.
Outcome Evaluation Toolkit: How libraries and librarians help
A step-by-step guide to outcome evaluation
Launched in March 2002, COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources) is an international initiative designed to serve librarians, publishers and intermediaries by facilitating the recording and exchange of online usage statistics.
LibQUAL+(TM) is a suite of services that libraries use to solicit, track, understand, and act upon users' opinions of service quality. These services are offered to the library community by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The program's centerpiece is a rigorously tested Web-based survey bundled with training that helps libraries assess and improve library services, change organizational culture, and market the library.
Free resources in social research methods
Links to free on line books, manuals, articles on how to do social research, including surveys, interviews, observations and more. Also links to research about research methods, free software, and sites on how to present data. This site also has a review of free statistical resources.
Further Reading
Download our literature database(zipped access database) for further information about e-library evaluation.