CARLI Counts

Have you wanted your library to…

• Create a powerful impact narrative for your library?
• Use data in a compelling way to tell your library’s story to your stakeholders?
• Demonstrate how your library supports graduation and retention rates?

About CARLI Counts

“CARLI Counts: Analytics and Advocacy for Service Development,” started as a four-year project funded by an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant, in the amount of $243,885. Read the full description. CARLI has continued to work in partnership with the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign and Lewis & Clark Community College to offer the CARLI Counts program beyond the scope of the original grant funded events. Since Cohort 4, CARLI Counts has been funded by CARLI funds.

CARLI Counts is a continuing education library leadership immersion program that prepares librarians to make effective use of research findings on the impact of academic libraries on student success for the twin purposes of service development and library advocacy. Program participants will learn how to use local library data analytics in alignment with institutional data, goals, and strategic priorities to improve their services and demonstrate their value. CARLI Counts deliverables will include a portfolio of local case studies, an evaluation of the collective statewide impact of those cases, and a replicable state/regional training model for equipping librarians to be campus leaders in assessing library impact on student learning and success, all of which has been made openly available to anyone that wants to offer their own program. You can find all of the materials on the CARLI Counts Curriculum Guide page.

Cohort 6

Applications are now available for CARLI Counts Cohort 6! Institutions with both program newcomers and alumni are encouraged to apply. The Cohort 6 Library Application Form should be submitted by December 6, 2024. Once your institution is accepted, you will be emailed an Individual Information Form to complete and submit by January 10, 2025. A sample Individual Information Form is available for review.

Cohort 5

CARLI Counts Cohort 5 began with a kickoff in-person meeting in February 2024. The immersive meetings concluded on August 8 and the participants will continue to work on their individual projects through winter when they submit their final reports. The CARLI Counts Teams will also be available at the CARLI Annual Meeting to talk about their experience and the posters that each team has designed.

Previous Cohorts

CARLI Counts Cohort 4

Cohort 4 posters were presented at the 2023 CARLI Annual Meeting. Cohort 4 participant's reports were completed in Spring 2024.

CARLI COUNTS COHORT 3

Cohort 3 posters were presented via Zoom on July 6, 2022. Cohort 3 completed their work in spring 2022.

CARLI Counts Cohort 2

Cohort 2 poster presentations were included in the CARLI Annual Meeting on November 13, 2020. Cohort 2 completed their work in early 2021.

CARLI Counts Cohort 1

Cohort 1 poster presentations were displayed at the CARLI Annual Meeting on November 15, 2019. Cohort 1 completed their work in early 2020.

In 2019, ten LIBRAS consortium libraries participated in CARLI Counts Cohort I.  As CARLI seeks applicants for Cohort II, several librarians from the inaugural program have volunteered to share their experiences!  Watch the webinar for answers to common questions.

Project Staff

Debbie Campbell, Program Sustainability for CARLI Counts|Library Services Coordinator, CARLI
Anne Craig, Principal Investigator for CARLI Counts|Senior Director, CARLI
Michelle Haake, Program Support Coordinator, for CARLI Counts|Senior Coordinator, Membership & Communications, CARLI
Lisa Hinchliffe, Co-Principal Investigator CARLI Counts|Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
Dennis Krieb, Curriculum Advisor CARLI Counts|Director of Institutional Research and Library Services, Lewis & Clark Community College

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Grant Number RE-95-18-0084-18.