how sparkly are your treasures? demonstrating the impact of special collections
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HOW SPARKLY ARE YOUR
TREASURES?
Demonstrating the impact of Special Collections
Alison CullingfordSpecial Collections, University of BradfordNorthern Collaboration, 15 September 2016
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY IMPACT?
FROM INPUT TO IMPACT
inputs
outputs
outcomes
impacts
FOR EXAMPLE …
Book catalogued
Object
digitised
Alison uses
object in
talk
Delegates learn something and put into
practice
SO MANY POSSIBILITIES!
“The key challenge in Special Collections – in fact, in any part of the academic library - is getting the broader institution to care … Expecting an appreciation of the inherent
goodness of Special Collections won’t carry the day”
(Pritchard, 2012)
WHY IS IMPACT IMPORTANT?
WHY IS IMPACT DIFFICULT?
CAPTURING IMPACT
DEMONSTRATING IMPACT
• CILIP Impact Toolkit www.cilip.org.uk/membership/benefits/virtual-learning-environment-vle/impact-toolkit
• When the Data Hits the Fan, simon-tanner.blogspot.co.uk and works by this author.
• ALMA UK Toolkits https://almauk.org/working-together/our_activity/economic-impacts
• National Archives and RLUK investigating citations of organisations ...
USEFUL LINKS ETC.
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Image credits: Marbles, Janine, CC BY ND 2.0Impact diagram, Tanner (2016)Gems, C_Harvey, CC BY ND 2.0Calendar, Tim Green, CC BY 2.0Impact chart, detail of CILIP Toolkit
THANK YOU!