Thanks again Ma'am Fe. This is really a big help. Quoting Fe Angela Verzosa <[email protected]>:
> Hi Nora, > Provisions requiring linkages and networking are found in key areas in our > PAARL Library Standards 2000, such as: > > Under *Administration* > 2.10 As far as possible, the library shall get involved in professional > activities, regional, national or international, participate in resource > sharing or networking activities, and utilize cooperative library programs > to enhance its resources and services and to reduce operating costs, subject > to institutional policies. > > Under *Financial Support* > > 3.1 Where institutional funds are inadequate, other ways of augmenting > the library's financial resources shall be explored. These include > endowments and donations, and participation in exchange programs and > consortia or cooperative projects. > > > Under *Collection* > > 4.2.6 To enhance its collection and reduce costs, the library shall initiate > and maintain resource-sharing arrangements with other libraries. > > > Under* Services* > > 6.1 The library should strive, as far as possible, to enhance > information access through networking, resource sharing, online information > services, and use of technological advances. Interlibrary loan activities > and document-delivery services, shall be encouraged for the purpose of > increasing resources and extending cooperation with other libraries. > > > As I mentioned in my last lecture presentation on "PAARL Standards Going 10" > at the Feb 5 Public Forum organized by PAARL, it is recommended that > Networking and Linkages be made a separate key area in the revision of the > PAARL Standards, to include all the above provisions in addition to new > updates. > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 6:52 AM, N G Agustero <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > Can anyone provide me with information if linkages is indeed part of the > > criteria for the accreditation of the standards mentioned above? If so, > is it > > an overall institutional criterion, thus not specified in the specific > criteria > > for libraries? > > > > My initial and limited findings: > > > > 1. PAARL 2000 = no mention of it > > > > 2. The newly BFL-approved Standards for Academic Libraries specified it. > > > > 3. PAASCU = not mentioned in the library instrument > > > > 4. As for AACCUP, (excerpt) "for Level III. The program is then evaluated > and > > must excel in four (4) areas, namely: 1) instruction and 2) extension, > which > > are mandatory; and two (2) more areas to be chosen from among research, > > performance in licensure examination, faculty development, and linkages". > > However the general criteria specified only the following: > > 1. Mission, goals and objectives > > 2. Faculty > > 3. Curriculum and Instruction > > 4. Students > > 5. Research > > 6. Extension and Community Involvement > > 7. Library > > 8. Physical Facilities > > 9. Laboratories > > 10. Administration > > > > 5. I was not able to get specific information on PACUCOA. > > > > Any information will be greatly appreciated as this is important for my > analysis > > of my PhD thesis. So far, I am giving the AACCUP, BFL & PAASCU standards > unfair > > advantage in my discussion since either I got copies of the instruments or > most > > relevant information is available online. > > > > Cheers, Nora > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/FilipinoLibrarians?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
