[Nhcoll-l] Collection Metrics Symposium - SPNHC 2019

[Deborah Paul]

Hello All,

Today's the last day to get your abstract into the mix at SPNHC 2019. If you've got insights about metrics and collections, about your metrics needs locally and globally, please submit an abstract for our consideration. We've a few spots left.

RE: Collecting Measures of Success
bits from the symposium abstract
Biocollections and collections data facilitate many important activities including research, curation, education, outreach, and policy-development. While the value of collection objects and related data seems obvious for those using them, it is often difficult to gather metrics needed to convey and communicate collections-related activities and their importance. Tracking and reporting on the myriad of activities going on in collections is time-consuming and often not coordinated or automated. Comparing metrics across departments and across institutions offers valuable insights but is not easy to do with current infrastructure, standards, or policy. To do this, consistency on what to count and report is increasingly important both within and across institutions. ...
In this symposium, speakers will share stories and strategies, of metrics readily available, in development, and only just dreamt about. We also plan to encourage those attending to share their metrics stories.

In anticipation of your stories,
Deb (iDigBio), Shelley James (RBGS), David Shorthouse (CMN)

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