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crln-8067	by the ACRL Distance Learning Section Guidelines Committee, 	Standards for distance learning library services: Approved by the ACRL Board of Directors, July 2008	2008	12	.pdf	application/pdf	6527	193	24	The librarian­administrator: • uses inputs, outputs, outcomes, and assessments as detailed in “Standards for Libraries in Higher Education,” www.ala.org /ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardslibraries • prepares a written profile of the infor­ mation and skills needs of the current and potential distance learning community; • conducts general library knowledge surveys, of students at the beginning, mid­ point, and near graduation to assess the effectiveness of their information literacy instruction; • uses evaluation checklists for librarian and tutorial instruction to gather feedback from students, other librarians, and teaching faculty; • tracks student library use through stu­ dent journal entries or information literacy diaries; • asks focus groups of students, faculty, staff, and alumni to comment on their experi­ ences using distance learning library services over a period of time; • assesses and articulates both the elec­ tronic and traditional library resource needs of the distance learning community; • assesses and articulates needs related to library services, including instruction; • assesses and articulates needs for facili­ ties, in both traditional and online environ­ ments; • conducts reviews of specific library and information service areas or operations which support distance learning library services; • reviews accessibility of distance learn­ ing library services for the entire learning community; • considers distance learning library ser­ vices in the assessment strategies related to institutional accreditation; • compares the library as a provider of distance learning library services with its peers through self study efforts of the origi­ nating institution; • employs assessment and evaluation by librarians from other institutions or other appropriate consultants, including those in communities where the institution has con­ centrations of distance learners; and • participates in continuous institutional assessment and effectiveness programs and processes. A librarian holding a master’s degree from an ALA­ accredited program who specializes in distance learning library services and is directly responsible for the administration and supervision of those services.	cache/crln-8067.pdf	txt/crln-8067.txt