For immediate release
November 8, 2006
For more information, contact:
Martha Kyrillidou
Association of Research Libraries
202-296-2296
martha@arl.org
LibQUAL+® Awards In-Kind Grants to Participate in 2007 Survey
Washington, DC—LibQUAL+® has awarded in-kind grants to five libraries to facilitate their participation in the 2007 LibQUAL+® survey. The selection of LibQUAL+® grantees was based on financial need, contribution to the growth of LibQUAL+®, and potential for surfacing best practices in the area of library service improvements. The 2007 LibQUAL+® grant recipients are:
Armstrong Atlantic State University, Lane Library
Armstrong Atlantic State University serves 6,700 students in Savannah, Georgia, as a unit of the University of Georgia System.
University of British Columbia Okanagan Library
The University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan opened in 2005. Located in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, UBC Okanagan is the second campus of the University of British Columbia.
Mount Saint Vincent University Library
Mount Saint Vincent University is an innovative educational institution serving 4,800 mostly undergraduate students in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
University of New Orleans, Earl K. Long Library
The University of New Orleans, Earl K. Long Library lost 30% of library faculty and staff after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 29, 2005.
Our Lady of the Lake University, Sueltenfuss Library
Our Lady of the Lake University is a private, Catholic, coeducational institution of more than 2,800 students in San Antonio, Texas.
Information about applying for a 2008 LibQUAL+® grant will be available in January 2007. The deadline for submitting grant applications is June 15, 2007.
LibQUAL+® 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 that helps libraries assess and improve library services, change organizational culture, and market the library. Since 2000, more than 900 libraries have participated in LibQUAL+®, including college and university libraries, community college libraries, health sciences libraries, academic law libraries, and public libraries—some through various consortia, others as independent participants. LibQUAL+® has expanded internationally, with participating institutions in Africa, Australia, Asia, and Europe. LibQUAL+® is located on the Web at http://www.libqual.org/.
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 123 research libraries in North America. Its mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is located on the Web at http://www.arl.org/.
