Key Workshops

Three one-day workshops were delivered as a key part of UKOLN’s Evidence, Impact, Metrics forum activity which took place during 2010/11. Details of the workshops are given below. Note that the event web sites provide access to the materials used during the events – see <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/presentations.html>.

Institutional Web Services: Evidence for Their Value
The first one-day workshop on “Institutional Web Services: Evidence for Their Value” was held at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow on 12^th  November 2010.

Institutional and Social Web Services: Evidence for Their Value
The second one-day workshop on “Institutional and Social Web Services: Evidence for Their Value” was held at Birkbeck, University of London, London on 7^th December 2010.

Metrics and Social Web Services: Quantitative Evidence for their Use and Impact
The third one-day workshop on “Metrics and Social Web Services: Quantitative Evidence for their Use and Impact” was held at the Open University on 11^th July 2011.

The three workshops had a progression in the areas that were addressed. The first workshop addressed ways in which one could gather evidence of the value and impact of institutional Web services. The second workshop provided some further examples of ways of identifying the value of institutional services but also considered ways of comparing value in out-sourcing services and in using Cloud services. The final workshop explored metrics associated with use of Social Web services by both individuals and institutions.

Additional Events and Presentations

In addition to the three formal workshops, growing interest across the sector resulted in several additional presentations being delivered.

Measuring and Maximising Impact Using the Social Web.
A 90 minute workshop session on “Measuring and Maximising Impact Using the Social Web” was given at UKOLN’s IWMW 2010 event held at the University of Sheffield, Sheffield on 13^th July 2010.

Promotional Strategies for Your Service.
A workshop session on “Promotional Strategies for Your Service” which formed part of a 2-day workshop on Maximising the Effectiveness of Your Online Resources held at Brettenham House, London on 13^th October 2010.

Monitoring and Maximising Organisational Impact.
A talk on “Monitoring and Maximising Organisational Impact” was given at the Internet Librarian International 2010 conference held at Novotel London West, London on 14^th October 2010.

“Sixty Minutes To Save Libraries”: Gathering Evidence to Demonstrate Library Services’ Impact and Value.
A workshop session on ““Sixty Minutes To Save Libraries”: Gathering Evidence to Demonstrate Library Services’ Impact and Value” was given at the Mashspa event held in Bath on 29^th October 2010.

Evidence, Impact, Value: Metrics for Understanding Personal and Institutional Use of the Social Web.
A talk on “Evidence, Impact, Value: Metrics for Understanding Personal and Institutional Use of the Social Web” was given at a workshop on Digital Impacts: How to Measure and Understand the Usage and Impact of Digital Content held at the University of Oxford, Oxford on 20^th May 2011.

Metrics for the Social Web
A talk on “Metrics for the Social Web” was given at UKOLN’s DevCSI event held at the University of Reading on 25^th July 2011.