Standard 5.B.1 – Information Resources and Services

We are now moving on to a new element and will examine the first of five indicators for this element.

Standard 5.B – Information Resources and Services
ELEMENT STATEMENT: Information resources and services are sufficient in quality, depth, diversity, and currency to support the institution’s curricular offerings.

Indicator 5.B.1 Equipment and materials are selected, acquired, organized, and maintained to support the educational program.

This first indicator is fairly concrete and addresses a lot of the nitty gritty of library operations. Here are some links to information on how the library selects information in response to our educational programs -- Expenditures by Program , Expenditures by Faculty Request, Library Collection by Program, and Collection Development Using Recommended Lists. For information on how the library organizes information, see our catalog and our Online Databases. And review our Schedule of Consulting with Faculty, Currency of Collection by Year of Purchase, Additions and Withdrawls, and Nursing Inventory 2008 to see how we maintain the currency of the collection. Use all this information to comment on how the library does or does not meet this indicator, including any suggestions for improvement or any questions you would like to ask.

One housekeeping note: please make your comments under this post so we can keep our conversation "retraceable."

Standard 5.C.2 – Facilities and Access

Here is our second indicator. Use what you have observed to comment on how the library does or does not meet this indicator, including any suggestions for improvement or any questions you would like to ask. To get you thinking about this indicator, I suggest you explore the library’s web pages on Other Libraries, ILL, Book and Media Catalog, and Online Databases.

Standard 5.C.2 – Facilities and Access
5.C.2 In cases of cooperative arrangements with other library and information resources, formal documented agreements are established. These cooperative relationships and externally provided information sources complement rather than substitute for the institution’s own adequate and accessible core collection and services.

Standard 5.C.1 – Facilities and Access

Standard Five is broken down into five elements (A. Purpose and Scope; B. Information Resources and Services; C. Facilities and Access; D. Personnel and Management; and E. Planning and Evaluation.) Each element has between two and six indicators, resulting in a total of nineteen indicators. We will begin with Element C, Facilities and Access. Here is our first indicator. Use what you have observed to comment on how the library does or does not meet this indicator, including any suggestions for improvement or any questions you would like to ask.



ELEMENT STATEMENT: The institution provides adequate facilities for library and information resources, equipment, and personnel. These resources, including collections, are readily available for use by the institution’s students, faculty, and staff on the primary campus and where required off-campus.



Indicator: 5.C.1 Library and information resources are readily accessible to all students and faculty. These resources and services are sufficient in quality, level, breadth, quantity, and currency to meet the requirements of the educational program.