ACRL Liaison Activities
ACRL has a rich history of working with its membership to establish and cultivate relationships beyond ALA. Liaison relationships allow ACRL to systematically identify, develop, and maintain productive channels for formal and informal dialogue as well as partnerships for research, exchange of ideas, discussion of common standards and practice, joint publication, and pursuing common goals with other organizations interested in higher education. Liaisons are to help organizations understand the value-added asset libraries can bring to their respective missions and goals.
The Liaisons Coordinating Committee (LCC) oversees and coordinates the ACRL liaison relationship activities with external, non-library organizations across all levels of the association. In Particular the LCC is charged with creating and managing processes for establishing liaison relationships and providing common guidelines for appointing liaisons to the ACRL units managing liaison relationships. Further, the LCC assesses the effectiveness of the liaison program and makes recommendations for its improvement; communicates assessment findings and future direction recommendations with the ACRL Board of Directors. The LCC component committees include the Liaisons Assembly Committee, the Liaisons Grants Committee, and the Liaisons Training and Development Committee.
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