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Aacsb Accreditation Standards: What They Mean For Business Librarians Past, Present, And Future, Lumarie Guth, Ilana Stonebraker Jan 2021

Aacsb Accreditation Standards: What They Mean For Business Librarians Past, Present, And Future, Lumarie Guth, Ilana Stonebraker

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), which accredits over 840 business schools globally, released a new business school accreditation standards document in 2020. In this paper, we briefly give a retrospective of library references in the AACSB standards over time and an overview of the development of the new standards. We then analyze sections of the new standards where business librarians can play an important role and outline how business librarians can use them in their collaboration with business faculty by mapping library information literacy to the programmatic goals of business schools.


Striking A Balance: Effective Use Of Facebook In An Academic Library, Dianna Sachs, Edward J. Eckel, Kathleen Langan Jun 2011

Striking A Balance: Effective Use Of Facebook In An Academic Library, Dianna Sachs, Edward J. Eckel, Kathleen Langan

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

As one of the fastest growing social networking sites, Facebook presents librarians with a prime opportunity to engage academic library patrons. A survey of 136 users at Western Michigan University measured the effectiveness of Facebook as a marketing, reference, and instruction tool. It also measured user comfort and satisfaction with a library’s presence on Facebook. The majority of respondents found Facebook to be a useful and engaging medium to learn about library resources and services. The study shows that an effective library Facebook page must maintain a balance between providing pertinent and useful information, and preserving patron privacy.