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Standards Activity Survey Report 2004/2005
The Section Council Standards Committee is a standing committee of the Medical Library Association’s Section Council. Every 5 years, the Committee distributes a survey to all Section Chairs to gather information about the use of, and interest in, library standards and guidelines. This activity fulfills, in part, the Committee’s responsibility to coordinate the standards activities [...]
Posted: March 1st, 2005 under Committee Reports, Reports.
Tags: Section Council Standards Committee
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Bibliography of Sources for Information on Library Standards
Lists of Standards
Chiropractic Libraries
Consumer Health
Dentistry Libraries
General Standards
Hospital Libraries
Ophthalmology Libraries
Specific Standards
Chiropractic Libraries
Chiropractic Library Section, Medical Library Association. “Standards for Chiropractic College Libraries.” http://www.mlanet.org/publications/standards/chiropractic/index.html
Consumer Health
This site does not provide “standards” for Consumer Health libraries in the same format as the other groups, but the Section Council Standards Committee wanted to recognize [...]
Posted: March 1st, 2004 under Committee Reports, Reports.
Tags: Section Council Standards Committee
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Crafting Quality Standards
MLA Section Council Standards Committee
MLA Hospital Libraries Section Standards Committee
Prepared by Jeannine Cyr Gluck
February 2004
These guidelines have been developed as an aid to those embarking upon the creation of standards for professional associations. They grew out of the HLS Standards Committee’s experience in developing the “Standards for Hospital Libraries 2002″ (SHL2002). The committee found very [...]
Posted: February 1st, 2004 under Committee Reports, Reports.
Tags: Section Council Standards Committee
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Process for Developing Standards for Sections
As called for in the “Organization of Standards Activities in the Medical Library Association“, the following describes the process for developing standards or guidelines:
PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING STANDARDS FOR SECTIONS
1. Develop a proposal for section standards or guidelines. Include:
rationale for development
type of standards, e.g., standards for technical service, collection, public service
audience
review of existing relevant standards
timetable for [...]
Posted: May 7th, 1999 under Committee Reports, Reports.
Tags: Section Council Standards Committee
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