Rate My Professor Simon Hart

Hart's research specializes in library assessment and performance optimization, evidenced by his development of the Library Assessment Capability Maturity Model with Howard Amos, published in 2018 in Evidence Based Library and Information Practice. This model aids libraries in benchmarking and enhancing effectiveness. Key publications include 'Student views on the cost of and access to textbooks: An investigation at University of Otago (New Zealand)' (2017, Open Praxis, 48 citations), co-authored with Sarah Stein, Philippa Keaney, and Richard White; ''There are other people out there!' Successful postgraduate peer groups and research communities at a New Zealand university' (2013, Higher Education Research & Development, 40 citations), with Nikki Buissink-Smith and Jacques van der Meer; and 'The development of performance measures through an activity based benchmarking project across an international network of academic libraries' (2014, Performance Measurement and Metrics, 19 citations). More recent contributions feature 'Driving value and impact through a community of practice: a case study from Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand University libraries' (2025). Hart advocates for open scholarship via the Open Otago blog and presents at conferences including Northumbria International and LIANZA symposia, influencing library practices regionally and globally.