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