Measuring the impact of higher education libraries: the LIRG/SCONUL Impact Implementation Initiative
Philip Payne and Angela Conyers
Refereed Paper
Authors
Philip Payne has been Librarian at Birkbeck, University
of London since December 2004. Prior to that time,
he was Head of Learning Support Services at Leeds
Metropolitan University. He is a member of
SCONUL’s Advisory Committee on Performance
Improvement.
Angela Conyers is Research Fellow at evidence base,
University of Central England. She was previously
Director of Library Services at Canterbury Christ
Church University College. She is a committee
member of LIRG.
Abstract
The Library and Information Research Group (LIRG)
and the Society of College, National, and University
Libraries (SCONUL) are working together on a joint
initiative looking at the impact of higher education
libraries on learning, teaching, and research.
Twentytwo libraries have been involved in assessing the impact of particular services or new innovations in
their institutions. This article considers why measuring
impact is important, describes the background to the
Impact Initiative and what led to it being set up,
identifies the institutions that are involved and their
chosen topics, outlines what is involved for the participating institutions, and reviews progress to date.
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Updated: 19 September 2005