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ACRL 2019 Guest Presentations

Baylor University Libraries

Ellen Filgo
Ellen Filgo

Assessing Research Consultations: Survey a 'Captive' Audience

Baylor University Research and Engagement Librarians ramped up their research consultation program, using LibCal’s appointment scheduler as a convenient way for students to book appointments with the librarians. In 2017, they realized that we had an untapped opportunity for assessing the program, through LibCal’s automatic email system. They inserted a link to a LibWizard survey in that follow-up email with questions about the research consultation. This process was a very easy and low-maintenance way to perform assessment with what is virtually a captive audience.