[Nhcoll-l] Your Metrics (Needs) Matter - SPNHC 2019 Symposium - Collecting Measures of Success

[Deborah Paul]

Hi Everyone,

As organizers of Collecting Measures of Success - a symposium revolving around collection metrics stories at SPNHC 2019, we look forward to your input (in person, or via other means).
[cid:part1.5AB13E5D.AFA9AD49 at fsu.edu] (link below).

Collections and the data associated with specimens housed in collections provide a globally unique set of reference materials not available in any other format anywhere else on the planet. The institutions housing collections and related organizations need relevant metrics to support and guide continued specimen acquisition, curation, funding and access to said specimens and data through digitization, georeferencing, and linking (e.g. to trait data, genomic data, ...). One can create a lengthy list of why these measures are needed (purpose) and the stakeholders (individuals and organizations) who need them.
What are your metrics or metrics needs?
What do SPNHC members / organization (want to) measure?
Are there metrics we want to collect together, across collections?
What methods (tools) do you use?
Does your collection mgmt software (or other tools) make metrics easier to collect?
How long does it take you to compile requested metrics?
How could we make it faster to gather, visualize, share and track these?
Who needs/asks for your metrics (audience)?
What are they used for? (funding?, staffing?, space-planning? outreach?, digitization?, publication?  loans? visits?)

Please join us at SPNHC 2019 on Wednesday afternoon May 29th. On purpose, we've left lots of room for discussion, and a panel session too (at the end). Bring your stories, your insights, your resources. Please do send relevant links for us to add to the following wiki.

Wiki Link https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/SPNHC2019_Collecting_Measures_of_Success

In anticipation,
Debbie Paul, Shelley James, David Shorthouse

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