Library SACS Accreditation 2015

SACS Core Requirement 2.9Show Detail:

The institution, through ownership or formal arrangements or agreements, provides and supports student and faculty access and user privileges to adequate library collections and services and to other learning/information resources consistent with the degrees offered. Collections, resources, and services are sufficient to support all its educational, research, and public service programs. (Learning Resources and Services)

Question (and header)

Answer Due By:

Person Responsible:

How are the institution's services (or access to them) structured to meet the needs specific to the institution's programs, wherever they are located? (How Learning Resources meet institutional needs)

Dec 1, ‘13

Eileen

How does the institution assure convenient, timely, and user-friendly access? (Access to Learning Resources)

Dec 15, ‘13

Tom B.

How does the institution determine adequacy and relevancy of library/learning resources to support all its educational, research, and service needs?

Jan 31, ‘14

Eileen

How does the collection development policy support the educational, research, and service needs of the institution?

Feb 31,’14

Tom b.

How does the institution determine if its services are appropriate?

Feb 31, ‘14

Eileen

What are the library resources and are they appropriate to support the educational programs offered? *

Dec 15, ‘13

Stephen

What access to collections and services is provided for off-campus sites and distance learning courses?

Dec 15, ‘13

Celita

How does the institution provide access to library-related resources not owned by the institution?

Dec 15, ‘13

Celita

How does the institution ensure that library-related resource relationships outside its direct control are relevant to its academic program?

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Does this apply to us? Maybe for CTTC or Kerrville; Celita

* Chart of Library collections

Dec 1, ‘13

Tom B.     

* Chart of Library Staff

Dec 1, ‘13

Martha Castro/Yolanda

* Chart of Library facilities

Dec 1, ‘13

Tom K.

* Chart of Library Services

Dec 1, ‘13

Tom K.

SACS Comprehensive Standard 3.8.1:   The institution provides facilities and learning/information resources that are appropriate to support its teaching, research, and service mission. (Learning /information resources)

Question (and header)

Answer Due By:

Person Responsible:

How are the institution's facilities or access to them, configured to meet the needs specific to the institution's programs, wherever they are offered and by whatever mode of delivery?* (Institutional Facilities and Access to Facilities)

Jan 31, ‘14

Tom K.

How is the provision of facilities and learning/information resources related to the mission? (Relationship to Mission)

Feb 28, ‘14

Tom K.

How does the institution determine appropriate facilities, and learning/information resources? (Decision-Making Process)

Feb 28, 14

Tom K.

* Chart of Library collections (same as above, but with column that relates them to Programs/Disciplines )

Dec 1, ‘13

Tom B.

* Chart of Library facilities (same as above, but with column that relates them to Programs/Disciplines )

Dec 1, ‘13

Tom K.

Question

Answer Due By:

Person Responsible:

What is the objective and the type of assistance available to learning/information resource users? (Type of Library Use Instruction Available to SAC Students)

Dec 1, ‘13

Stephen and Celita

What delivery mechanisms exist for instruction and assistance to library users and how are they assessed? (Delivery Mechanisms for Instruction)

Dec 15, ‘13

Stephen and Celita

How does the institution deliver instruction and assistance to all users at all locations and through all modes of delivery? (This may not need a header if it is a chart (below))

Dec 15, ‘13

Stephen and Celita

MAYBE a chart that shows the different ways Library instruction is delivered, at what intervals, by whom, and to whom (where)

Dec 1, ‘13

Stephen and Celita

SACS Comprehensive Standard 3.8.3: The institution provides a sufficient number of qualified staff - with appropriate education or experiences in library and/or other learning/information resources - to accomplish the mission of the institution. (Qualified staff)

Question

Answer Due By:

Person Responsible:

How does the institution determine the qualifications of its library/learning resource/ library information staff? (Learning Resource Staff Qualifications)

Dec 1, ‘13

Karen

How does the institution demonstrate that the staff is sufficient to accomplish the mission? (Sufficiency of Staffing)

Dec 15, ‘13

Karen

What professional opportunities are available to the learning/information resources staff? (Staff Professional Development)

Feb 31, ‘14

Karen

Faculty Qualifications Roster

Dec 1, ‘13

Karen