Preface -- Introduction. The Assessment in Action Program: A Cornerstone of the Value of Academic Libraries Initiative / Mary Ellen K. Davis and Cheryl A. Middleton -- Section 1. Results -- Chapter 1. Evidence of Academic Library Impact on Student Learning and Success : Advancing Library Leadership and Advocacy with Assessment in Action / Karen Brown -- Chapter 2. Creating Sustainable Assessment through Collaboration: A National Program Reveals Effective Practices / Kara J. Malenfant and Karen Brown -- Chapter 3. Academic Library Contributions to Student Success: Documented Practices from the Field / Karen Brown and Karen J. Malenfant -- Chapter 4. Documented Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success: Building Evidence with Team-Based Assessment in Action Campus Projects / Karen Brown and Kara J. Malenfant -- Chapter 5. Academic Library Impact on Student Learning and Success: Findings from Assessment in Action Team Projects / Karen Brown and Kara J. Malenfant -- Chapter 6. Value of Academic Libraries Statement / Association of College and Research Libraries, prepared by Adam Murray and Lorelei Tanji -- Section 2. Reflections -- Chapter 7. A Stone Soup Approach to Building Large-Scale Library Assessments / Mary O'Kelly -- Chapter 8. Filling in the Potholes: Providing Smooth Pathways for Successful Library Instruction for First Year Students / Adam Brennan and Lisa Haldeman -- Chapter 9. Building Campus Partnerships and Improving Student Success Through a Collaborative Drop-in Tutoring Service / Stephanie Bush -- Chapter 10. Becoming Part of the Conversation through Assessment of Undergraduate Library Internships / Clinton K. Baugess and Kathryn S. Martin -- Chapter 11. Positively Impacting the Library Experience of Aboriginal and International Students / Nancy Goebel -- Chapter 12. You Spin Me Right Round (Like a Record); Or, Does the Assessment Loop Ever Truly Close? / Iris Jahng -- Chapter 13. Don't Wait for Them to Come to You: Partnering with Student Support Services / Katie Bishop -- Chapter 14. Assessing Information Literacy for Transfer Student Success / Karen Stanley Grigg -- Chapter 15. Opening Doors for Libraries on Campus and Beyond / Ken Liss -- Chapter 16. Professional Development for Assessment: Lessons from Reflective Practice / Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe -- Section 3. Advancing Assessment to the Future -- Chapter 17. Assessing for Alignment: How to Win Collaborators and Influence Stakeholders / Stephanie Mikitish, Vanessa Kitzie, and Lynn Silipigni Connaway -- Chapter 18. Reflecting on the Past, Looking to the Future / Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe -- Appendices -- Appendix A. Program Contributors and Participating Institutions -- Appendix B. Connect, Collaborate, and Communicate: A Report from the Value of Academic Libraries Summits / Karen Brown and Kara J. Malenfant -- Appendix C. Applying for the Assessment in Action Program -- Appendix D. First Interim Narrative Report to Institute of Museum and Library Services -- Appendix E. Second Interim Narrative Report to Institute of Museum and Library Services -- Appendix F. Final Narrative Report to Institute of Museum and Library Services -- Appendix G. Assessment in Action Syllabus 2015 - 2016 -- Appendix H. AiA Team Report Index: by Regional Accrediting Agency -- Appendix I. Assessment in Action Comprehensive Bibliography -- Appendix J. Assessment in Action Studies with Exemplary Design Elements -- Appendix K. Progress Report on Planning Multi-Institutional Research on Library Value -- About the Editors.