Library+Standards

=Library Standards for= =Philippine Libraries=

Note: This list includes documents entitled “standards” and “guidelines” as well as other documents of a similar nature entitled “statements,” “rules,” "policies", and “criteria.”

CLICK HERE For: academic libraries; school libraries; public libraries; other international standards

= For all libraries and librarians =

[|Philippine Regulation Commission] > (view a background report on this here) > >
 * [|Code of Ethics for Librarians (approved 13 September 2006]) view the old version //[|Code of Ethics for Registered Librarians (1992 version)]//
 * Standards for Philippine Libraries (Final Draft Matrix)
 * [|Board for Librarians Resolution No. 12 on Accepting Certificates of Completion of Crash Program] (PDF in 3 parts) ([|Part 2]) ([|Part 3)]
 * National Competency-Based Standards for Filipino Librarians - BFL Resolution No. 3, Series of 2015
 * Standards for Special Libraries in the Philippines (BFL Resolution No. 1 s2016)
 * Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016 Implementing Rules and Regulations (also available for download in pdf here).
 * PRC Resolution regarding the use of [RL] by professional librarians

** For Academic Libraries **

 * [|Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines, Inc. (AACUP)]
 * [[file:paarl/ACRL code-of-best-practices-fair-use.pdf|ACRL Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries.pdf]]
 * [|ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education] (view the latest 2011 version here or download in [[file:paarl/ACRL.pdf|pdf version]])
 * [|ACRL Standards for University Libraries - Evaluation of Performance]
 * ACRL Guidelines for University Library Services to Undergraduate Students (download revision approved Oct 2013 in pdf[[file:ACRL Guidelines for University Library Services.pdf| here)]]

Commission on Higher Education (CHED)


 * [[file:paarl/CHED STANDARDS FOR ACADEMIC LIBRARIES.doc|CHED STANDARDS FOR ACADEMIC LIBRARIES.doc]] ( Updated Standards and Guidelines for the Grant and/or Retention of University Status vis-a-viz Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
 * [[file:paarl/CHED-MEMO-2008-40.pdf|CHED Manual of Regulations for Private Higher Education of 2008]][[file:paarl/CHED-MEMO-2008-40.pdf|.pdf]] (also available/downloadable in pdf and at Scribd)
 * [[file:paarl/CMO_08_S_2005.pdf|Policies and Standards for BLIS Program]] [[file:paarl/CMO_08_S_2005.pdf|.pdf]] (CMO 08 S 2005)
 * [[file:paarl/CHED POLICIES AND STANDARDS FOR THE GRADUATE PROGRAM IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE.pdf|Proposed Policies and Standards for the Graduate Program in LIS.pdf]]
 * Proposed Requirements for Academic Libraries Common to All Programs drafted for consultative discussion in public hearings in 2013 (CMO series 2017, Proposed Minimum Requirements for Libraries of HEIs, as of April 2017)
 * CHED Memorandum Order No. 44 (2007) on submission of electronic copy in CD Rom of graduate theses and dissertations, amended here by CHED Memo No. 33 (2011)

[|PAARL Library Standards 2000]
 * [[file:paarl/2010 PAARL Standards for Academic Libraries - DRAFT PROPOSAL.pdf|2010 PAARL Standards for Academic Libraries.pdf]] (view the Glossary of Terms [[file:paarl/2010 Library Standards- GLOSSARY OF TERMS.pdf|here]])
 * [|Model Statement on Salary Standards (2003)]
 * //[|Introduction to PAARL Library Standards]//

[|Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities] ([|PAASCU])

Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA)

** For School Libraries **

 * 2010 Revised Manual of Regulations for Private Schools in Basic Education (download [[file:paarl/2010 DEPED Manual of Regulations for Private Schools DO No. 88, s. 2010.pdf|pdf here]]; view pages 83-85 for Library requirements)
 * Standards for Philippine Libraries: School Library Media Centers (DepEd DO. No. 56 series 2011, also available [[file:paarl/DO NO. 56, S. 2011 Standards for Phil libraries.pdf|here in pdf]])
 * [[file:paarl/DECS Order.pdf|DECS Policies and Programs for School Library Development (DECS Order No. 6 S 1998)]][[file:paarl/DECS Order.pdf|.pdf]]
 * [[file:paarl/decs2.jpg|DECS Guidelines on the Implementation of School Library Policies and Programs ( for facilities,]] for [[file:paarl/decs3.jpg|furniture and equipment, librarian and support staff]], for [[file:paarl/decs4.jpg|duties and responsibilities, library program, services and collections]], and for [[file:paarl/decs5.jpg|additional collections and sources of funds]])
 * [[file:paarl/decs6.jpg|DECS ]][[file:paarl/decs6.jpg|Guidelines on Supplementary Materials intended for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools]][[file:paarl/decs7.jpg|(]][[file:paarl/decs6.jpg|DECS image 6,]][[file:paarl/decs7.jpg|DECS image 7]]and [[file:paarl/decs8.jpg|DECS image 8)]]
 * [|IFLA/UNESCO School Library Guidelines 2002] ( formulated to help schools and school librarians to implement the principles expressed in the manifesto)
 * [|IFLA/UNESCO School Library Manifesto] ( defines the mission and goals of the school library or resource center and the profile of its staff)
 * [|Manual of Policies and Regulations for Philippine Schools Overseas] (view page 27, Article VIII on School Facilities to read standards for school libraries)
 * [|School Library Standards and Evaluation]
 * Policies and Guidelines for Training and Development of Public School Librarians
 * [|Standards of Professional Excellence for Teacher Librarians]
 * Magna Carta for Public School Teachers  (defining librarians under the teaching category)

** For Public Libraries **

 * Revised Standards for Philippine Public Libraries ([[file:13002499_10154323826433974_1412492650622448521_o.jpg|BFL Resolution No. 5 s2015]], page 2) (view the attached Standards here: Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3, Annex 4) (Download the approved standards in [[file:Approved_Standards_for_Philippine_Public_Libraries.pdf|pdf]], or in doc)
 * [|International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) The Public library service: IFLA/UNESCO guidelines for development] (Munchen, K.G. Saur, 2001)
 * Kentucky Public Library Standards
 * [|Standards for Illinois Public Libraries]
 * [|Public Library Standards]
 * [|Wisconsin Public Library Standards]

** Other International Standards **
[|American Library Association]
 * Standards and Guidelines (list of ALA documents entitled “standards” and “guidelines” as well as other documents of a similar nature entitled “statements,” “rules,” and “criteria.” prepared or approved for the purpose of helping others improve library service)
 * ALA Standards Manual
 * [|ALA-accredited Programs]
 * [|Accreditation standards, policies and procedures]
 * Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Standards & Guidelines
 * ACRL Standards for Faculty Status for College and University Libraries
 * ACRL Guidelines for Academic Status for College and University Libraries
 * [|ACRL Guidelines for Instruction Programs in Academic Libraries]
 * [|American Association of School Librarians Standards for the 21st Century Learner] [|(view/download] in [|pdf] or [|html] format)
 * [|Reference and User Services (RUSA) Guidelines]
 * [|RUSA Guidelines for Behavioral Performance of Reference and Information Service Providers]

[|Bibliography of Standards and Selected References Related to Preservation in Libraries]

Competency Index for the Library Field - Webjunction (download in pdf)

[|Digital Library Federation (DLF) Digital Library Standards and Practices]

IFLA Standards
 * [|International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Guidelines for Professional Library/Information Educational Programs - 2000] ( a revision, dated 11 July 2002, of the "Standards for Library Schools" published by IFLA in 1976 for the Section on Education and Training)
 * IFLA Guidelines for Continuing Professional Development
 * IFLA Guidelines for Digitization Projects (for collections and holdings in the public domain, particularly those held by libraries
 * and archives)
 * [|IFLA Position on Copyright in the Digital Environment]
 * [|IFLA/UNESCO INTERNET Manifesto Guidelines] (aimed at libraries and librarians that provide public access to the Internet and intended primarily for public libraries, but the guidelines will also be useful to school, academic and special libraries in formulating an Internet access policy which pays attention to freedom of expression and freedom of access to information on the Internet) Read the ** IFLA/UNESCO Manifesto ** [|here.] Also read more on [|Stuart Hamilton's PhD thesis] (pdf) on "To what extent can libraries ensure free, equal and unhampered access to Internet-accessible information resources from a global perspective?" from the Department of Library and Information Management Royal School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Intellectual Freedom Manual

[|A Library for the Modern Law School: A Statement of Standards for University Law Library Provision in the UK] (2003 revision)

[|Library of ISO Management Standards]

[|MARC Standards]

[|National Information Standards Organization (NISO) Standards]

Standards for Library Systems (//RFP Writers Guide to Standards for Library Systems// by Cynthia Hodgson, published by National Information Standards Organization, Bethesda, Maryland, c2002)

[|Standards at the Library of Congress]

[|Standards List] (PDF) compiled by Victoria Irons and classified by such categories as general standards and guidelines, collections standards, digital collections and services, cataloging/intellectual access, services standards, instruction standards, facilities standards, assessment standards, budget and staffing standards, etc.

[|Standard for Librarians of the University of Victoria] (read more on [|Evaluation Policy for Librarians.htm])

Understanding Information Literacy: a Prim