The Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Assessment in Action (AiA) was a multiyear professional development program that ran from 2013 to 2016, funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and in partnership with the Association for Institutional Research and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. A central part of the ACRL Value of Academic Libraries initiative, it engaged more than 200 higher education institutions, generating evidence of library impact and advancing library leadership and evidence-based advocacy. This publication provides, in a single and comprehensive work, the story of AiA—the context surrounding its development, findings of the team-based assessment projects, insights about the program results, reflections about its impact, and recommendations for future directions. In three sections—Results, Reflections, and Advancing Assessment to the Future—as well as eleven appendices of supporting material about the development and execution of the program, Shaping the Campus Conversation on Student Learning and Experience paints a vivid picture of the thinking that went into creating AiA, the results of the individual projects, the impact on participating teams, and the broader importance for the profession. While designed to capture the stories and successes of AiA, the book also provides effective strategies for applying the AiA findings and helping academic librarians develop assessments that result in meaningful impacts on their own campuses, using these assessments to better tell the story of the contributions libraries make. Shaping the Campus Conversation on Student Learning and Experience serves anyone seeking to activate the results of the AiA program: academic librarians new to assessment; libraries that have ongoing assessment programs and are looking for new directions or ideas for expanding their efforts; librarians demonstrating to campus administrators the library’s impact on student learning and success; campus assessment officers and higher education administrators; and library and information science faculty and scholars.

Table of Contents:
Preface Introduction. The Assessment in Action Program: A Cornerstone of the Value of Academic Libraries Initiative — Mary Ellen K. Davis and Cheryl A. Middleton Section 1. Results Chapter 1. Evidence of Academic Library Impact on Student Learning and Success: Advancing Library Leadership and Advocacy with Assessment in Action — Karen Brown Chapter 2. Creating Sustainable Assessment through Collaboration: A National Program Reveals Effective Practices — Kara J. Malenfant and Karen Brown Chapter 3. Academic Library Contributions to Student Success: Documented Practices from the Field — Karen Brown and Kara J. Malenfant Chapter 4. Documented Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success: Building Evidence with Team-Based Assessment in Action Campus Projects — Karen Brown and Kara J. Malenfant Chapter 5. Academic Library Impact on Student Learning and Success: Findings from Assessment in Action Team Projects — Karen Brown and Kara J. Malenfant Chapter 6. Value of Academic Libraries Statement — Association of College and Research Libraries Prepared by Adam Murray and Lorelei Tanji Section 2. Reflections Chapter 7. A Stone Soup Approach to Building Large-Scale Library Assessments — Mary O'Kelly Chapter 8. Filling in the Potholes: Providing Smooth Pathways for Successful Library Instruction for First Year Students — Adam Brennan and Lisa Haldeman Chapter 9. Building Campus Partnerships and Improving Student Success Through a Collaborative Drop-in Tutoring Service — Stephanie Bush Chapter 10. Becoming Part of the Conversation through Assessment of Undergraduate Library Internships — Clinton K. Baugess and Kathryn S. Martin Chapter 11. Positively Impacting the Library Experience of Aboriginal and International Students — Nancy Goebel Chapter 12. You Spin Me Right Round (Like a Record); Or, Does the Assessment Loop Ever Truly Close? — Iris Jahng Chapter 13. Don?t Wait for Them to Come to You: Partnering with Student Support Services — Katie Bishop Chapter 14. Assessing Information Literacy for Transfer Student Success — Karen Stanley Grigg Chapter 15. Opening Doors for Libraries on Campus and Beyond — Ken Liss Chapter 16. Professional Development for Assessment: Lessons from Reflective Practice — Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe Section 3. Advancing Assessment to the Future Chapter 17. Assessing for Alignment: How to Win Collaborators and Influence Stakeholders — Stephanie Mikitish, Vanessa Kitzie, and Lynn Silipigni Connaway Chapter 18. Reflecting on the Past, Looking to the Future — Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe Appendices Appendix A. Program Contributors and Participating Institutions Appendix B. Connect, Collaborate, and Communicate: A Report from the Value of Academic Libraries Summits — Karen Brown and Kara J. Malenfant Appendix C. Applying for the Assessment in Action Program Appendix D. First Interim Narrative Report to Institute of Museum and Library Services Appendix E. Second Interim Narrative Report to Institute of Museum and Library Services Appendix F. Final Narrative Report to Institute of Museum and Library Services Appendix G. Assessment in Action Syllabus 2015 - 2016 Appendix H. AiA Team Report Index: by Regional Accrediting Agency Appendix I. Assessment in Action Comprehensive Bibliography Appendix J. Assessment in Action Studies with Exemplary Design Elements Appendix K. Progress Report on Planning Multi-Institutional Research on Library Value About the Authors