Join us for the next NCompass Live, ‘New Statistical Standard for Public Services in Archives and Special Collections’, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.
How do researchers engage with special collections? Over the past three years, the Society of American Archivists and Association for College and Research Libraries have been teaming up to create, for the first time, a statistical standard to enable archival repositories and special collections libraries to assess the services they provide their users according to common definitions. This webinar will provide you with an opportunity to learn about the standard, and to provide the task force charged with its development vital feedback on the final stages of its drafting.
Christian Dupont (Boston College), Emilie Hardman (Harvard University), and Amy Schindler (University of Nebraska at Omaha) will review the task force’s most recent draft, which has benefited from important community feedback over the past few months. The task force is currently
seeking comments on version 2 of the proposed new standard for archival repositories and special collections libraries.
Participants are encouraged to preview the proposed “Standardized Statistical Measures and Metrics for Public Services in Archival Repositories and Special Collections Libraries” in advance of the live webinar. The document is available on the
SAA website and
RBMS website.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- Feb. 15 – Tween & Teen BUILD Collective
- Feb. 22 – Metadata Makeover: Transforming Omaha Public Library’s Digital Collections
- March 8 – The Secret to Successful Internships
- March 15 – Build a Better World: Summer Reading Program 2017
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the
NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the
Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the
NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
