Claire Creaser
Director

Interests and experience

I am a Chartered Statistician and have worked in the library and information sector since 1994. As Director of LISU, I am involved in a wide range of research and consultancy projects, responsible for the management of the unit as well as ensuring the quality and reliability of the various data collections and analyses which are undertaken.

My main research interests are in the area of management statistics for libraries and information centres in all sectors; in particular the use of quantitative data to evaluate and improve library management and performance, and the development of relevant and appropriate methodologies to facilitate this.

Current research

• Scholarly communication
• Open access to research outputs
• Academic library performance
• Libraries in primary schools

External activities

Chair of the British Standards Institute committee for Library and Publishing Statistics
Member of the Royal Statistical Society Statistics User Forum
Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals

Selected publications

• Creaser, C, and White, S U, "Trends in journal prices: an analysis of selected journals, 2000-2006 ", Learned Publishing 21 (3) 2008, pp 43-53.
• Creaser, C, Conyers, A and Lockyer, S E, "VAMP - Laying the foundations", Performance Measurement & Metrics, 8(3), 2007, pp 157-169.
• Creaser, C, "User Surveys in Academic Libraries", New Review of Academic Librarianship, 12(1), 2006, pp 1-15.
• Lockyer, S E, Creaser, C and Davies, J E, “Availability of Accessible Publications: Designing a Methodology to Provide Reliable Estimates for the Right to Read Alliance”, Health Information and Libraries Journal, 22(4), 2005, pp 243-252.
• Creaser, C, “Performance Measurement and Benchmarking for Schools Library Services”, Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 33(3), 2001, pp 126-132.
• Creaser, C, “Comparing Performance of Service Points in Public Libraries”, Performance Measurement and Metrics, 2(2), 2001, pp 109-135.

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Contact details

Tel +44 (0) 1509 635682
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Fax +44 (0) 1509 635699

Email c.creaser@lboro.ac.uk