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 |