[Michlib-l] Proctoring Exams

[Jess Hesselgrave]

Tracie,
We offer test proctoring services free of charge at Salem-South Lyon
District Library.  We offer it to anyone - cardholders and non-cardholders
alike, and we keep statistics to see who we are proctoring for.  Per our
old test proctoring policy we would schedule a student for a laptop in one
of our private study rooms any day that we were open. That interfered with
patron usage of study rooms, especially in summer when we get slammed with
tutors.

Our new policy offers test proctoring only on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and
students take the exams on a public computer.  Not only does this limit the
amount of time we spend on proctoring exams to just two days, but it also
opens the study rooms up to other patrons and groups.  Of course with this
new policy we do make exceptions according to directions of the test and
the policies of the school (some specifically request quiet rooms or make
tests electronically accessible on certain days only).  Our new policy has
definitely helped with scheduling difficulties and staff time commitment.


On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:43 AM, Tracie Alger <talger at bigrapids.lib.mi.us>
wrote:

>  We are considering the administration time involved in proctoring exams
> and if we should charge a fee. If your library proctors exams, do you
> charge a fee and how much do you charge?
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> Thank you for sharing this information.
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> Sincerely,
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> Tracie Alger
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> Assistant Director
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> Big Rapids Community Library
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> 426 S. Michigan Ave.
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> Big Rapids, MI 49307
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> 231-796-5234
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> www.bigrapids.lib.mi.us
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-- 
Jessica Hesselgrave

Adult Services Librarian
Salem-South Lyon District Library
9800 Pontiac Trail, South Lyon, MI 48178
Ph. 248-437-6431 x202
Fax 248-437-6593
jhesselgrave at ssldl.info <jhesselgrave at ssldl.info>
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