The Academic Library in Institutional Assessment: Seizing an Opportunity

Abstract

This paper reviews 
 
 the major forces that led to a new climate of assessment in
 
 higher education, some of the instruments commonly used
 
 to assess undergraduate student learning and growth, and
 
 the programs through which results are communicated to
 
 prospective students, their parents, lawmakers, and other
 
 constituents. The impact of increased emphasis on assessment
 
 on academic libraries and the role those libraries
 
 can play in institutional assessment activities is also 
 
 discussed.