Best Practices for Metrics Collection and Analysis

Best Practices for Metrics Collection and Analysis: Report of the NSDL Metrics Working Group is now available. 

The newly finalized report provides NSDL and other interested projects with recommendations on planning, implementing, and analyzing project metrics for multiple aspects of project activity: web site/web portal development, Web 2.0 social networking use, outreach and marketing, and professional development activities. 

The NSDL Metrics Working was convened in January 2009 and met through April 2010, charged with formulating best practices recommendations to the NSDL community for metrics collection, analysis, and reporting. 

Community comment is welcome, and can be contributed via the Got Metrics? forum on the NSDL Community site, or by using the Contact NSDL web form on NSDL.org (please indicate "Metrics Working Group report" in the subject line).  Thanks!

A developing Evaluation and Metrics resource area is also available on the NSDL Community site, and the report is available there in PDF, and will be published in webpage format in the near future.  Your input on resources or suggestions for that area is also welcomed! 

NSDL Metrics Working Group members:

• Kimberly Lightle, Chair; Director of Digital Libraries, College of Education and Human Ecology, School of Teaching and Learning, The Ohio State University. PI: Middle School Portal Math and Science Pathways (MSP2); PI: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Integrating Science and Literacy in K-5 Classrooms (DR K-12). 
• Ed Almasy, Internet Scout projects, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Co-PI: Applied Math and Science Education Repository (AMSER) Pathway; Co-PI: ATE Resource Center (ATE).
• Lyle Barbato – American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT). Technical Lead, ComPADRE Physics and Astronomy Pathway (NSDL).
• Yolanda George, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). PI: Biological Sciences EdNet (BEN) Pathway.
• Sherry Hsi, Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Co-PI, Science and Math Informal Learning Educators (SMILE) Pathway.
• Cathy Lowe, Kent State University. Project Manager, Materials Digital Library Pathway (MatDL).
• Paul Mackinney, University of California, Berkeley. Web Developer, Engineering Pathway.
• Sharon Clark – Digital Learning Sciences, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Web Developer, NSDL Technical Network Services.
• Eileen McIlvain – NSDL Resource Center, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Communications Manage, Pathways Liaison, NSDL Resource Center; Editor.