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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Melissa, I am happy to have a letter sent on behalf of LLC without needing a vote. I will likely adapt Candice’s letter and send my own version as well if only
to help maybe push the amount of email over the tipping point and say, specifically, “Me too.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>McBurney, Melissa<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 30, 2015 7:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors <librarydir@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [LIBRARYDIR] Library Accredition Standard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thank you for starting this, Candice. I’m not sure what the process is for sending a letter on behalf of LLC. Do we need to have a vote?
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take them into consideration. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Watkins, Candice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 30, 2015 6:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [LIBRARYDIR] Library Accredition Standard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I will add that this letter is very general in tone compared with the various ACRL letters that I've seen, and I did that purposefully. It is meant to be
merely a show of support from our corner of the world. They are probably getting so many letters that specificity is not really the name of the game at this point. Here are the other letters that I know of:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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literacy instruction strongly in the standards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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literacy instruction in the standards)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I will go in this morning and add some final touches on my end to this letter. I hope that others do the same. Remember, noon today is the deadline. They
must receive it by then.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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on behalf of Watkins, Candice <<a href="mailto:cwatkins@tacomacc.edu">cwatkins@tacomacc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LIBRARYDIR] Library Accredition Standard</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Hello, I sent an email earlier to the closed listserv not realizing that there was a different membership. This conversation should open and available to
all. I've copied/pasted my original email below for context. In the meantime, I also created a very rough draft of a letter that addresses the importance of retaining the accreditation standard for library services. I've written it to be sent by the chair
of LLC should the body and chair decide it's appropriate. Please feel free to edit the letter to your liking. The deadline, I believe, is tomorrow by noon to:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Dr. Barbara E.
Brittingham, the President of the Commission, at<a href="mailto:bbrittingham@neasc.org" target="_blank" title="Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link"> bbrittingham@neasc.org</a>.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Note for those not in on the original email - this addresses the recent change for the NE accrediting body, not the NWCCU. However, I along with others are
concerned about a dangerous precedent. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Here's the google doc/letter that I created:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Here's my original email earlier this afternoon providing background:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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– to your attention. Perhaps you’re already aware of this and have discussed it at your meetings, but if not, it’s something that we should be aware of and perhaps proactive in discussing and acting upon with NWCCU. Basically, the NEASC has removed the library
standard from its standards for accreditation. I’ve copied/pasted an email describing this below – this email has been circulating quite a bit and details the removal.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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library standard and describing the dangerous precedence that the removal sets. I’ve also attached a letter from the New England chapter of ACRL for your review. I’m new to this group – LLC – but I did want to bring this to your attention. I’m sure that more
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From: Banach, Patricia S. (Library)<br>
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 1:15 PM<br>
To: Faculty Distribution List<br>
Subject: NEASC Standards draft revision eliminates Library standard<br>
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Dear Faculty,<br>
I would like to make you aware of the August 2015 draft of the NEASC Standards for Accreditation. The new draft is a major re-write and has eliminated the previous STANDARD SEVEN: LIBRARY AND OTHER INFORMATION RESOURCES. The new draft is 30 pages and has
the word Library in it once.<br>
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The draft 2015 Standards are at <a href="https://cihe.neasc.org/sites/cihe.neasc.org/files/downloads/New_of_the_Website/DRAFT_Standards_for_Accreditation_8.25.15.pdf" target="_blank">https://cihe.neasc.org/sites/cihe.neasc.org/files/downloads/New_of_the_Website/DRAFT_Standards_for_Accreditation_8.25.15.pdf</a><br>
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The 2011 Standards are at<br>
<a href="https://cihe.neasc.org/standard-policies/standards-accreditation/standards-effective-july-1-2011" target="_blank">https://cihe.neasc.org/standard-policies/standards-accreditation/standards-effective-july-1-2011</a><br>
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The Council of Connecticut Academic Library Directors is preparing comment on the draft for NEASC in the hopes of revising the draft to include the importance of libraries, library resources, and librarians to student success. I believe the faculty also
benefit from a strong library, appropriately staffed and resourced. I encourage you to spread the word among your professional colleagues both here and in other New England institutions. The comment period is rapidly coming to a close. Comments I made months
ago to CIHE were not acknowledged so I do not know if they were actually received or went into a spam folder.<br>
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Comments to NEASC about the draft 2015 Standards can be emailed to the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) at <a href="mailto:cihe@neasc.org" target="_blank">cihe@neasc.org</a> or to Dr. Barbara E. Brittingham, the President of the Commission,
at<a href="mailto:bbrittingham@neasc.org" target="_blank"> bbrittingham@neasc.org</a>.<br>
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I also bring to your attention an article about possible Federal action in regard to accreditation.<br>
<a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/10/20/obama-administration-plans-executive-action-higher-education-accreditation#.ViYDqearU4o.mailto" target="_blank">https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/10/20/obama-administration-plans-executive-action-higher-education-accreditation#.ViYDqearU4o.mailto</a><br>
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Patricia S. Banach<br>
Director of Library Services<br>
J. Eugene Smith Library<br>
Eastern Connecticut State University<br>
83 Windham Street<br>
Willimantic, CT 06226<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:banachp@easternct.edu" target="_blank">banachp@easternct.edu</a><br>
Phone: <a href="tel:860-465-4466" target="_blank">860-465-4466</a><br>
Fax: <a href="tel:860-465-5522" target="_blank">860-465-5522</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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