Is There a (Data) Point? Are All These Measures Useful?

Abstract

Introduction Collection evaluation is time consuming, and collaboration between collection librarians and liaison librarians can lead to more meaningful assessment and context of usage of library resources. Each collection assessment tool offers a unique perspective and comes with its own set of advantages and disadvantages for different types of collections, subjects and ease of use. It can be overwhelming to select a tool and find time to use it to its full potential in order to fully evaluate a collection.