Small data, small steps: Lessons from assessing the Investment Studio

• Main Author: LOW, Jiaxin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Library spaces; financial databases; data analytics; library assessment; academic libraries; Singapore; Singapore Management University; Asian Studies; Finance and Financial Management; Library and Information Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/library_research/144; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1148&context=library_research
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Li Ka Shing Library was renovated in 2014. During the renovation, the Investment Studio was created within the library to house high-end financial databases such as Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters (now Refinitiv). Usage of the space was assessed using quantitative and qualitative data, comparing the first academic terms across two academic years, 2017 and 2018. The data provided evidence to support anecdotal evidence and library staff’s knowledge and observation. The assessment resulted recommendations for further action. It also provided opportunity to engage with users and stakeholders of this unique space.