NWCCU Year Three Self Evaluation Workshop : Standards 2E & 2G Donna Reed, Ph.D. Portland Community...
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NWCCU Year Three Self Evaluation Workshop : Standards 2E & 2GDonna Reed, Ph.D.Portland Community CollegeLibrary DirectorMarch 13, 2012
About this presentation
•Provide insights and perspectives about the standards•Provoke discussion here and at the
subsequent breakout sessions•Collaborative sharing experience
Introduction• Library Director, Portland Community College• Comprehensive community college• 3 campuses, 8 centers and many other instructional locations• Portland metropolitan region – district covers 5 counties• 2010-11 fte 32,694
Confessions• Not an expert• One site visit under
current standards• Currently working on
PCC’s year 3 – with a highly talented team• I am a Hemingway to a
fault• I have a background in
information design• Have been on many
grants & scholarships committees
Food for thought• We’re all in this
together
• Writing style is more concise than previous process - call on your Hemingways to help with style – but rely on the Prousts for detail
• Think of the visiting team as a team of grant reviewers
“After Proust there are certain things that simply cannot be done again.” Francoise Sagan
“I think that Hemingway made real discoveries about the use of language in his first novel, … I admired the way he made drunk people talk.” Evelyn Waugh
The Visiting Team
Approaching 2.E• Determine library’s
value to institution• Tie library’s role to
stated initiatives• Support instruction• Support student
success• Assess, refine,
improve
Approaching 2.E• October, 2011• 9 Principles• Institutional effectiveness• Professional values• Educational role• Discovery• Collections• Space• Management /
Administration• Personnel• External relations
Section 2 E• 2.E.1 - the stuff –
appropriate level of currency, accuracy, depth, breadth
• 2.E.2 – planning is guided by data including feedback
• 2.E.3 – instruction
• 2.E.4 - quality, security, use, collaborative arrangements
* …whenever offered, however delivered
Two other library-related standards• 2.A.13 Policies regarding access to and use of
library and information resources—regardless of format, location, and delivery method—are documented, published, and enforced.• 2.C.6 Faculty with teaching responsibilities, in
partnership with library and information resources personnel, ensure that the use of library and information resources is integrated into the learning process.
2G Physical & Technological Infrastructure
• 2.G.1 – facilities – safe, secure, accessible, sufficient• 2.G.2- policies and
procedures around hazardous materials• 2.G.3 – master plan
for long-range physical development
Technological infrastructure• 2.G.5 – appropriate
and adequate technology systems• 2.G.6 – instruction and
support for students, faculty, staff• 2.G.7 – opportunities
for input• 2.G.8 – technology
update and replacement plan
Questions / Discussion