First article read in 2008

Oakleaf, M. (2007). Using rubrics to collect evidence for decision-making: What do librarians need to learn? Evidence based library and information practice, 2(3), 27

I am very interested in this whole concept-- as are some others at the Library-- and found this a great article. We so need to be able to do this-- ask a question, create agreed upon criteria to answer it, and create performance descriptors that will allow the fuzzy to become sharp. To consider: best to have those who will be conducting the research develop the rubric; you can't assume that because someone has a specific role in the library they will automatically become an "expert"; you will need training and norming before you begin if you want results to be useful to make decisions about products and services.