Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges adopt the paper "Library Faculty in California Community College Libraries: Qualifications, Roles and Responsibilities" and recommend the paper to local senates for their consideration. (Document available from the Senate Office) M/S/C Disposition: Chancellor's Office, Council of Chief Librarians, Executive Committee, Local Senates, CA Library Association
Whereas library science is a recognized discipline within the Disciplines List which indicates professional education and training at the Master's level leading to appropriate library knowledge, competencies and skills, and
Whereas in the Curriculum Standards Handbook library sign-off for ascertaining adequacy of library resources, or a standard of good practice, is required for approval or credit programs and courses, and
Information competency is essential to student success in the Information Age.
Developed by the Counseling & Library Faculty Issues Committee of the Academic Senate and supported by Resolution 16.1 passed at the Fall Plenary Session of the Academic Senate, this paper was written to describe and help clarify the qualifications, roles, and responsibilities of library faculty in the California Community Colleges. It further identifies the relationship between the mission of the California Community Colleges and the Library Science discipline by addressing the areas of instruction, curriculum, governance and qualifications of the discipline.
The curriculum approval process should include a joint review by classroom and library faculty of requirements for library/learning resource materials for the new course or new program and completion of the attached Joint Course/Program Review Worksheet and the Sign Off for New Courses or the Sign Off for New Programs. This joint review should be initiated by classroom faculty is the first step in developing the plan to provide adequate library/learning resources to support course and program objectives for the curriculum being developed.