N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:1-1.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 9A:1-1.9 - Library

(a) Qualified library professionals, librarians, and support personnel in numbers sufficient to serve the needs of students and faculty shall staff the institution's library. Every institution, regardless of enrollment or number of academic offerings, shall provide access to at least one qualified library professional with the exception of institutions with a specialty mission. Institutions with a specialty mission shall provide access to a qualified library professional, a librarian, or an individual qualified by way of disciplinary expertise (for example, an earned doctorate, extensive study in the discipline, demonstrated scholarly production, etc.).

(b) An institution shall demonstrate the development and maintenance of a collection that reflects and supports the curriculum.

(c) There shall be a program for continuous acquisition of materials including books, journals, databases, and other instructional materials.

(d) An institution shall catalog and maintain all library holdings appropriately, including providing a protective environment for its physical library material that adequately protects the collection from deterioration and damage.

(e) An institution shall provide clear and consistent access to electronic resources.

(f) An institution shall document the existence of a plan to assess and document effective use of library resources by students and faculty.

(g) An institution should utilize library representatives in the curriculum development process to inform the administration of the library's ability to offer adequate support for materials and library education.

(h) An institution may enter into contract with another library or libraries for the provision of collections and services, physical or virtual. Institutions shall demonstrate that the collections are appropriate for the curriculum of the institution, that students have convenient access to contracted library services, that there is adequate library instruction provided to students to use effectively the services of the contracted library, and that there are qualified library professionals or librarians available to assist students. The institution shall retain full responsibility for adequacy of resources available to students. Institutions are encouraged to participate in appropriate consortia that allow them to expand and more effectively deliver information resources and services.

(i) An institution shall have in place a plan that articulates how students will obtain information literacy skills as they progress through the curriculum. The plan shall identify outcomes for information literacy skill development, and how those outcomes are measured and assessed.

N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:1-1.9

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 3112(a), effective 12/21/2015