Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2011
Publisher
Association of College & Research Libraries
Publisher Location
Chicago
First page number:
1
Last page number:
29
Abstract
The Standards for Libraries in Higher Education are designed to guide academic libraries in advancing and sustaining their role as partners in educating students, achieving their institutions’ missions, and positioning libraries as leaders in assessment and continuous improvement on their campuses. Libraries must demonstrate their value and document their contributions to overall institutional effectiveness and be prepared to address changes in higher education. These Standards were developed through study and consideration of new and emerging issues and trends in libraries, higher education, and accrediting practices. These Standards differ from previous versions by articulating expectations for library contributions to institutional effectiveness. These Standards differ structurally by providing a comprehensive framework using an outcomes-based approach, with evidence collected in ways most appropriate for each institution.
Keywords
Academic libraries; Association of College and Research Libraries; Continuous improvement process; Libraries—Self-evaluation; Standardization
Disciplines
Education | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Library and Information Science
Language
English
Creative Commons License
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Repository Citation
Iannuzzi, P. A.,
Abbott, T.,
Brown, J.,
Gibbons, S.,
King, L.,
McCaslin, S.,
Reichel, M.,
Ruelle, J.,
Stillwell, L.,
Petrowski, M.,
Goetsch, L.
(2011).
Standards for Libraries in Higher Education.
1-29.
Chicago: Association of College & Research Libraries.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/lib_articles/486
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Comments
Also available at: http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/standardslibraries.