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July 31, 2013 by Gary Price

WLIC 2013 Paper: “Translating Standards into Actions: A Case Study on Implementation and Training” (ACRL)

July 31, 2013 by Gary Price

Here’s the sixth selection in our series featuring papers that will be presented at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2013 next month in Singapore.
Our first five selections are linked at the bottom of this post.

Today’s Selection (#6)

Title

Translating Standards into Actions: A Case Study on Implementation and Training

Authors

Mary Ellen K. Davis
ACRL

Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Source

IFLA Library

Abstract

While individual libraries and library practitioners must take responsibility for implementing standards locally, library workers may not have a fully developed understanding of what standards are, how to operationalize them, or how to integrate them with other organizational practices. The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is the source that the higher education community in the United States looks to for standards and guidelines on academic and research librarianship. ACRL promulgates standards and guidelines to help libraries, academic institutions, and accrediting agencies understand the components of an excellent library. Members of ACRL report they need training and assistance with using the standards in their institutions to make the most effective use of the resources that ACRL is providing.
In 2011 ACRL released Standards for Libraries in Higher Education. These standards were not simply a revision of the previous version of the standards. They embodied a very different approach, one that emphasized the impact of the library on student learning, faculty research, and institutional quality, not just efficient and effective operations internally. ACRL recognized that releasing the Standards was just a first step in helping the community understand and use the Standards. As the Standards were being developed ACRL also was developing a multi-modal training curriculum to ensure that librarians could successfully use the Standards in their new format.
This paper presents a case study of the resulting curriculum, pedagogical framework, and multi-modal delivery as well as assessment of the training based on participant feedback and examination of participant action plans for implementing the Standards. Because the training implemented in 2012 proved so popular, ACRL contracted with an additional four trainers so that the program’s offerings can continue to expand.

Direct to Full Text Paper (9 pages; PDF)

Previous WLIC 2013 Paper Selections

  • Born.Digital@British.Library: Opportunities and Challenges of Implementing a Digital Collection Development Strategy”
  • The Integration of Social Media and Reference Services
  • Who is Looking After Your e-Journals? Telling Tales About The Keepers Registry & Your Digital Shelves
  • Conference Paper Reports on a Study of Emerging Technologies Librarians
  • MOOCs and the Library: Engaging with Evolving Pedagogy

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@mediasourceinc.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. Before launching INFOdocket, Price and Shirl Kennedy were the founders and senior editors at ResourceShelf and DocuTicker for 10 years. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com, and is currently a contributing editor at Search Engine Land.

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