Hello,  I read the message below differently from another responder.  In my library, the decision was recently made that all librarians including those in technical services (like yours truly) will do some public service work.  This means reference desk time or bibliographic instruction.  Is this what you are referring to Lucy?  If so, I would be very interested in hearing more.

Thanks.
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Sherry Palmiter
Continuations Librarian
Seattle University, Lemieux Library
Seattle, WA  98122
ph. : 206-296-6204
fax : 206-296-2572

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU]On Behalf Of Duhon, Lucy C
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 6:50 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Measuring the teaching effectiveness of non-public
services academic librarians - an informal survey

[Please pass this along to anyone you think might be able to respond to
this survey.]

Hello,
Our library faculty is in the process of prescribing a method to measure
the teaching effectiveness of librarians in non-public services
positions.
While there are concrete and commonplace instruments used to measure the
teaching effectiveness of public services librarians through evaluation
of reference service, instruction, and other student-based interactions,
the teaching effectiveness of librarians in technical services areas
(acquisitions, cataloging, serials, database and systems management,
etc.) remains difficult to evaluate.
Would you be willing to share with me the criteria and instruments (if
any) used in your institution to measure the teaching effectiveness of
non-public services librarians? There is no need to respond to the
discussion list.
Any and all comments are welcome -- thank you very much!

Lucy Duhon
Serials Librarian
Carlson Library/Serials Dept.
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH  43606

(Mail Stop # 509)

(419) 530-2838
(419) 530-2726 [fax]
lucy.duhon@utoledo.edu