Standards, Guidelines, and Frameworks - Alphabetical List
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Academic Freedom, ACRL Statement on (June 2022)
Academic Librarians Without Faculty Status, ACRL Standards for (April 2021)
Academic Library Outreach Work, Competencies For (October 2023)
Access to Research Materials in Archives and Special Collections Libraries, ALA-RBMS/SAA Guidelines on (January 2020)
Access Services Librarianship, A Framework for (PDF - April 2020)
Appointment, Promotion and Tenure of Academic Librarians, A Standard for (April 2021)
Assessment in Academic Libraries, Proficiencies for (June 2023)
Certification & Licensing of Academic Librarians, Statement on the (April 2018)
Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices: A Guideline (January 2019)
- Persian Translation (PDF)
Collective Bargaining, Guideline on (June 2008)
Competencies for Special Collections Professionals (March 2017)
Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity: A Framework (PDF - August 2022; joint document with ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services; the Association of Research Libraries; and the Public Library Association)
Curriculum Materials Centers, Guidelines for (July 2017)
Distance and Online Learning Library Services, Standards for (February 2023)
Faculty Status of College and University Librarians, Joint Statement on (April 2018)
Faculty Status for Academic Librarians, Standards for (April 2021)
Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (filed February 2015, approved January 2016)
- PDF
- Chinese Translation (PDF)
- French Translation (PDF)
- German Translation (external link)
- Italian Translation (external link)
- Persian Translation (PDF)
- Portuguese Translation (external link)
- Spanish Translation (PDF)
- Swedish Translation (external link)
- Framework WordPress site (for further resources)
Companion Documents to the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education:
- The Framework for Visual Literacy in Higher Education (PDF) | Persian Translation (PDF) | Spanish Translation (PDF) (April 2022)
- Instruction for Educators (External Link) | PDF version (June 2023)
- Journalism (PDF) (April 2022)
- Politics, Policy, and International Relations (PDF) (June 2021)
- Research Competencies in Writing and Literature (PDF) (November 2021)
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (PDF) (August 2022)
- Social Work | PDF version (June 2021)
- Sociology (PDF) | Turkish Translation (PDF) (January 2022)
- Women's and Gender Studies | PDF version (June 2021)
The Framework for Visual Literacy in Higher Education, Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (PDF) (April 2022)
- Persian Translation (PDF)
- Spanish Translation (PDF)
Impactful Scholarship and Metrics, ACRL Framework for (PDF) (November 2020)
Information Literacy Instruction, Objectives for: A Model Statement for Academic Librarians (Jan. 2001)
- Greek Translation (PDF)
- Spanish Translation (PDF)
Information Literacy Competency Standards for Nursing (October 2013)
- Turkish Translation (PDF)
Information Literacy Standards for Anthropology and Sociology Students (January 2008)
- Chinese Translation (PDF)
- Farsi Translation (PDF)
- Spanish Translation (PDF)
Information Literacy Standards for Science and Technology (June 2006)
- Chinese Translation (PDF)
- Farsi Translation (PDF)
Instruction for Educators, Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (External Link) (June 2023)
Instruction Programs in Academic Libraries, Guidelines for (October 2011)
Intellectual Freedom Principles for Academic Libraries: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights (June 1999)
Journalism, Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (PDF) (April 2022)
Libraries in Higher Education, Standards for (February 2018)
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- Japanese Translation (PDF)
Loans of Special Collections Materials for Exhibitions and Resource Sharing, ACRL/RBMS Guidelines for (October 2023)
Media Resources in Academic Libraries, Guidelines for (June 2018)
Open Access to Scholarship by Academic Librarians, ACRL Policy Statement (April 2019)
Politics, Policy, and International Relations, Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (PDF) (June 2021)
Preparation of Policies on Library Access, Guidelines for the (Dec. 1992)
Originally prepared by the ACRL Access Policy Guidelines Task Force December, 1992, these Guidelines were rescinded on October 27, 2006 at the Executive Committee meeting in Chicago. They have been superseded by the 2005 ALA Guidelines, available here.
Primary Source Literacy, Guidelines for (PDF) (February 2018)
Psychology Information Literacy Standards (June 2010)
- Chinese Translation (PDF)
- Farsi Translation (PDF)
Recruiting Academic Librarians, Guidelines for (June 2017)
Research Competencies in Writing and Literature, Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (PDF) (November 2021)
Roles and Strengths of Teaching Librarians (April 2017)
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- Persian Translation (PDF)
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (PDF) (August 2022)
Security of Special Collections Materials, Guidelines Regarding the (June 2023)
Selection and Transfer of Materials from General Collections to Special Collections, Guidelines on the, (June 2016)
Social Work, Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (June 2021)
Sociology, Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education (PDF) (January 2022)
Special Collections Librarians, ACRL Code of Ethics for (PDF) (June 2020)
Standardized Holdings Counts and Measures for Archival Repositories and Special Collections Libraries, Guidelines for (PDF) (April 2019)
Standardized Statistical Measures and Metrics for Public Services in Archival Repositories and Special Collections Libraries (PDF) (October 2017)
Terminal Professional Degree for Academic Librarians, Statement on the (April 2018)
University Library Services to Undergraduate Students, Guidelines for (October 2013)
