The ACRL Board of Directors approved several new and revised standards and guidelines at the Fall Executive Committee Meeting in late October. Academic Librarians Without Faculty Status, Guidelines for Faculty Status for Academic Librarians, Standards for Information Literacy Competency Standards for Journalism Students and Professionals  (PDF) Instruction Programs in Academic Libraries, Guidelines for Libraries in Higher Education, Standards [...]

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The archive recording of the November 9, 2011, introductory webcast on the newly revised Standards for Libraries in Higher Education (SLHE) is now freely available on the ACRL website. Presented by Patricia Iannuzzi, chair of the ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education Task Force, the webcast provided an overview of the revision, highlighting ways [...]

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The ACRL Board of Directors has approved a comprehensive revision of the association’s seminal Standards for Libraries in Higher Education (SLHE). Grounded in nine principles reflecting the core roles and contributions of academic libraries, the newly revised version of SLHE provides a guide to libraries in advancing and sustaining their role as partners in educating [...]

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ACRL is now accepting proposals for the design, development and delivery of a versatile and modular curriculum to support the use of the association’s forthcoming revised Standards for Libraries in Higher Education (SLHE). The complete RFP, including details on project deliverables and the application process, is available on the ACRL website (PDF). The deadline for proposal submissions is [...]

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ACRL seeks proposals for the design, development and delivery of a versatile and modular curriculum to support the use of the association’s forthcoming revised Standards for Libraries in Higher Education (SLHE). The complete RFP, including details on project deliverables and the application process, is available on the ACRL website at http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/standards_rfp.pdf. The deadline for proposal [...]

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The ACRL Guidelines for Media Resources in Academic Libraries Task Force is now soliciting comments on a draft revision of the existing ACRL guidelines. The draft revision would supersede the guidelines developed and published by the ACRL Media Resources Committee in 1999 and 2006. Review the draft (PDF) and send comments to Task Force Chair [...]

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The ACRL Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee (REDC) has developed a draft for a new association standard, Diversity Standards: Cultural Competency for Academic Libraries. The committee is currently soliciting comments on the draft standard. Review the draft on the ACRL Standards and Guidelines website and send feedback to REDC Vice-Chair Charlene Maxey-Harris at maxeyharris@gmail.com by [...]

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