Daily Archives: November 6, 2012

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Too Much Assessment Not Enough Innovation: R&D Models and Mindsets for Academic Libraries

Don’t miss Too Much Assessment Not Enough Innovation: R&D Models and Mindsets for Academic Libraries by Brian Mathews. Download it here: http://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstream/handle/10919/19047/Too_Much_Assessment_R%26D_Paper_Mathews_Enhanced_Version.pdf?sequence=1 Brian writes: In seven days I’ll be giving a talk on R&D for academic libraries but here is the enhanced version of the conference paper. This is a follow-up (actually a sequel) to Think Like A Startup. I described the intentions of this paper last month so I’ll save us all from repetition. The key point is that assessment programs should be engines for change seeking progress not sustainment. I reread the paper on Saturday and the thing that stood out was how […]