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Distance Learning Resources
ACRL
guidelines for distance learning library services
Library resources and services in institutions of higher education
must meet the needs of all their faculty, students, and academic
support staff, wherever these individuals are located, whether
on a main campus, off campus, in distance education or extended
campus programs, or in the absence of a campus at all; in courses
taken for credit or non-credit; in continuing education programs;
in courses attended in person or by means of electronic transmission;
or any other means of distance education. The "Guidelines"
delineate the elements necessary to achieving these ends. The
"Guidelines" are intended to serve as a gateway to
adherence to the ACRL Standards in the appropriate areas.
Commission
on Institutions of Higher Education: Guidelines for Distance
Education
In order to facilitate the evaluation of distance education
throughout the United States, the regional accrediting associations
have agreed upon the following definition and guidelines. This
agreement is based on an extension of the Principles developed
by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE).
Federal
Communications Commission: Universal Service
This rulemaking was initiated to define the services that will
be supported by Federal universal service support mechanisms;
define those support mechanisms; and otherwise recommend changes
to FCC regulations to implement the universal service directives
of the 1996 Act. These directives are intended to promote the
availability of quality services at just, reasonable, and affordable
rates; increase access to advanced telecommunications services
throughout the Nation; advance the availability of such services
to all consumers, including those in low income, rural, insular,
and high cost areas at rates that are reasonably comparable
to those charged in urban areas.
The Global Distance Learning
Channel
This site matches people who are looking for specific distance
learning opportunities with institutions that meet the search
requirements. It is also a meeting place for people who want
to work together in the area of distance education.
The Journal
of Library Services for Distance Education
A peer-reviewed e-journal, which is international in scope.
It publishes articles that address the issues and challenges
involved with providing research and information services to
students enrolled in post-secondary distance education.
Yahoo
Yahoo is one of the more popular web search engines. This
site is the motherlode of links to education web sites of all
stripes. The new "On-line Teaching and Learning" category
is rich with information.
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