[CASL-L] NEASC inventory

[Jessica-Lynn Johnson]

Hi Kara,

I can definitely provide some insight.   Is this your collaborative visit
or decennial visit?  The new 2024 standards include explicit language
regarding DEIB and libraries.   Regardless, of the above here are some
things I would do:

1.  I would ask which standard they are writing about that they want to
include the information. (This will help guide you in providing relevant
information.)
2.  I would NOT include an inventory unless the person collecting the
information has an understanding of what constitutes a strong library
collection.  Rather, I would run a Collection Analysis in Titlewave and
provide that information and ask them to provide a list or narrative on how
you curate your collection.  (Or what you would do if you had ...X)

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.  This is making me think
this might be a topic for CASL PD.  I have attended the NEASC Chairs Summer
Workshop, my department leader chairs multiple visits a year, and my
husband is now an associate director for NEASC, so if I don't know the
answer, I can find it for you.

Good luck,
Jessica

On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 10:21 AM Cathy Andronik via CASL-L <
casl-l at mylist.net> wrote:

> Kara,
>
> Was the "inventory" requested by your administrator, or by NEASC itself?
>
> Administrators may or may not know what a genuine inventory entails, and
> actually mean or would find more useful one of Destiny's reports showing,
> for instance, the age of the collection, or a breakdown of the collection
> by Dewey #/subject.  If it's the administrator asking and he/she/they
> isn't/aren't familiar already with Destiny, show him/her/them the kinds of
> reports it can generate and what each is useful for.
>
> I've been on the "school being accredited" side of NEASC twice, and on
> NEASC visiting committees four times, though all of those were before the
> changes that took place a few years back.  I was never specifically asked
> for an inventory, nor did I ask to look at an inventory.  When being
> evaluated I did, however, run a number of Destiny reports giving a
> "snapshot" of the collection, its strengths and needs; and as a visiting
> committee member I appreciated library staffs' needs and concerns more
> accurately when accompanied by a report backing up any anecdotes during our
> interviews.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Cathy Andronik
> (Retired) Brien McMahon HS
>
> On Thursday, 11 January 2024 at 09:05:17 am GMT-5, GUMKE, KARA <
> kara.gumke at vernonct.org> wrote:
>
>
> Good Morning,
>
>
> I am looking for help with providing evidence for our  NEASC
> accreditation. I was asked to share our inventory. I am wondering if any of
> you have done this recently and what the best way to present this
> information is. Should I just run a report in Destiny and share that?
>
>
> Any thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Thank you!
>
>
> Kara Gumke
> Rockville High School
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