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Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1974
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED121345
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  • Toward a 1975 Revision of the College Library Standards. Final Working Paper Prepared by Ad Hoc Committee to Revise the 1959 "Standards for College Libraries." College Libraries Higher Education Library Standards A working plan for devising standards for college libraries begins with the stated purpose of providing a means for assessing the adequacy of libraries serving liberal arts programs at the bachelors and masters degree level. Major assumptions from which standards may be developed include: standards are needed; minimum materials, staff, and facilities are needed for a quality program; no single set of standards can be applied to all colleges; quantitative variation is mandated by institutional uniqueness; standards should serve for at least 15 years; standards should accommodate future political, economic, technical, social, and pedagogical change. A general statement of content and a commentary are provided for each of eight major standards: 1) objectives, 2) collections, 3) organization of materials, 4) staff, 5) delivery of service, 6) facilities, 7) administration, and 8) budget. (Author/LS)