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1. Telling Your Library Stories with Data: Using Statistics to Create Statistical Narratives

SUNYLA Midwinter Virtual Conference 2024: Session 1 Presented by Amy Parsons (Columbus State University Libraries) Presentation Slides: https://sunyla.org/sunyla_docs/confer... Session Description: I am a cataloger and back in 2015 I needed to figure out a way to share our numbers in a relevant way to my library director. I have learned to use data to create statistical narratives and use those narratives in many ways to tell stories with data, use data for assessment, visualize data in a meaningful way to make important data-driven decisions and ultimately showcase the value of library work to library stakeholders. I started with cataloging data and in my current position at Columbus State University, as Head of Technical Services, I oversee managing all library-wide statistics, so I have had the opportunity to expand my knowledge and share even more data-driven stories from all areas of the library. My examples will include: Data for Assessment: Using data that illustrates the hours that the library is used to alter the library hours. Data for supporting smart budget decisions: Usage data from databases allowed us to make intelligent data-driven decisions with our library budget; cutting or adding databases. Telling a story with Data: The Great Weed of 2019 at CSU Libraries. I created a cataloging report illustrating all the hard work that we did that year. A lot of this behind-the-scenes work with numbers is invisible and only seen by library directors and a few staff members. These stories can be created by any library department and ultimately allows outsiders, and constituents to see our value backed up by real data. For more information about SUNYLA Midwinter 2024 conference sessions, please visit: https://sunyla.org/sunyla-midwinter-2024