Measures of Dispersion and Variability: Range, QD, AD and SD
DE in the Academic Library
1. Beth Filar Williams
Coordinator of Library Services for Distance Learning
ERIT Department, UNCG Libraries
efwilli3@uncg.edu
January 24, 2012
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7. Ranges from
4% to 50%
of their job
responsibilities.
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Report to:
50% Head of Reference
22.9% Library (or associate) director/dean
11.4% Head of Instructional Service
8.6% Head of Interlibrary Services
1 person to Head of Access Service, 1 to Head of IT, and 1 outside
library
8. surveyed both subject
librarians & DE
librarians, examining how
and to what extent
subject specialist
librarians provide services
to distance students and
faculty
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10. ACRL Standards for Distance Learning Library
Services (7/1/08)
http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/guidelinesdistancelearning
ACRL Section on Distance Learning
http://caspian.switchinc.org/~distlearn/