Practices, policies, and problems in the management of learning data: A survey of libraries’ use of digital learning objects and the data they create

Authors

Graham Sherriff, University of VermontFollow
Daisy Benson, University of VermontFollow
Gary Atwood, University of VermontFollow

Abstract

This study analyzed libraries’ management of the data generated by library digital learning objects (DLO’s) such as forms, surveys, quizzes, and tutorials. A substantial proportion of respondents reported having a policy relevant to learning data, typically a campus-level policy, but most did not. Other problems included a lack of access to library learning data, concerns about student privacy, inadequate granularity or standardization, and a lack of knowledge about colleagues’ practices. We propose more dialogue on learning data within libraries, between libraries and administrators, and across the library profession.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Rights Information

Publisher: Elsevier

Recommended Citation

Sherriff, G., Atwood, G., & Benson, D. (2019). Practices, policies, and problems in the management of learning data: A survey of libraries’ use of digital learning objects. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 45(2), 102-109. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2018.12.005

DOI

10.1016/j.acalib.2018.12.005