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March 2012  163 C&RL News

ACRL Board of Directors’ actions, 
January 2012
Highlights of the Board’s Midwinter meetings

During the 2012 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Dallas, Texas, the ACRL Board of Direc- tors met on January 21 and 23 and took the following actions:
Value of Academic Libraries
Goal: Academic libraries demonstrate alignment with and impact on institutional outcomes. 

• Approved submission by February 1, 
2012, of an IMLS demonstration grant, As-
sessment in Action: Academic Libraries and 

Student Success, for up to $250,000 and 
authorized staff to complete and submit the 
grant proposal.

Student Learning
Goal: Librarians transform student learning, pedagogy, and instructional practices through 
creative and innovative collaborations. 

• Confirmed its virtual vote held 8/24/11–
8/31/11, which approved endorsing the New 
Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and 
Accountability’s document “Assuring Qual-
ity, Accounting for Learning: Guidelines for 
Gathering and Reporting Evidence of Student 

Learning and Using It To Improve Outcomes.”

• Approved the revised “Characteristics 
of Programs of Information Literacy that 
Illustrate Best Practices” and rescinded the 
previous version of this document. 

Enabling Programs and Services
Goal: Strategic goal areas will be supported by financial and operational planning, and will 
guide the development and implementation of programs and services that target education, 
advocacy, and member engagement.

• Adopted the revised Division-level 
Committee structure and transition/disposi-
tion plan as detailed at www.ala.org/acrl 
/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/Doc_8.1_Ap-
proved_Committee_Structure.pdf.

• Created the ACRL Task Force on the 
Structure for Core Organizational Values with 
the charge, tasks, deadlines, and membership 
as detailed at www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl 
/directoryofleadership/taskforces/tfs.

• Approved the revised “ACRL/RBMS 
Guidelines for Interlibrary and Exhibition Loan 
of Special Collections Materials” and rescinded 
the “ACRL Guidelines for Borrowing and Lend-

ing Special Collections Materials for Exhibition” 
(2005) and “ACRL Guidelines for the Interlibrary 
Loan of Rare and Unique Materials” (2004).

• Rescinded outdated portions of Guide to 
Policies and Procedures—Chapter 10: ACRL 
Conferences.

• Approved the January 10, 2012, Board 
Conference Call Meeting Minutes. 

• Confirmed its virtual vote held 11/15/11–
11/22/11, which adopted the 2011–2012 
Plan for Excellence Key Performance Indica-
tors (KPIs) (see www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl 
/strategicplan).