Discovery Interface - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Erin Eldermire

 

Indicators	Beginning	Developing	Exemplary	Source
Ease of access to electronic articles (compared to library catalog)	Users will use 0-25% less mouse clicks to access electronic articles from the CUL discovery interface as they did with the library catalog	Users will use 25-50% less mouse clicks to access electronic articles from the CUL discovery interface as they did with the library catalog	Users will use 50-65% less mouse clicks to access electronic articles from the CUL discovery interface as they did with the library catalog	transaction logs
User satisfaction with article search and access (compared to library catalog)	0-30% of undergraduates will report that they are “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with article access as compared to the library catalog	30-60% of undergraduates will report that they are “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with article access as compared to the library catalog	60% or more of undergraduates will report that they are “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with article access as compared to the library catalog	user survey
Regard for value of library in contributing to academic success	40% or less of undergraduates surveyed will report that CUL is “important” or “very important” to their scholarly success at Cornell	40-75% of undergraduates surveyed will report that CUL is “important” or “very important” to their scholarly success at Cornell	75% or more of undergraduates surveyed will report that CUL is “important” or “very important” to their scholarly success at Cornell	user survey
Increased primary literature used for research papers/projects	Faculty will report that undergraduate students in the sciences will use 0-5% more primary resources in papers/projects as they did with the library catalog	Faculty will report that undergraduate students in the sciences will use 5-15% more primary resources in papers/projects as they did with the library catalog	Faculty will report that undergraduate students in the sciences will use 15% or more primary resources in papers/projects as they did with the library catalog	faculty survey about students papers/projects
Increased grades in research-based classes	Average undergraduate grades will remain the same as they were with the library catalog	Average undergraduate grades will increase by 0-25% of a letter grade in research-based classes	Average undergraduate grades will increase by 25% or more of a letter grade in research-based classes	audit of undergraduate grades
Increased overall GPA	Average undergraduate GPAs will remain the same as they were with the library catalog	Average undergraduate GPAs will increase up to ¼ point	Average undergraduate GPAs will increase ¼ point or more	audit of student GPAs