College and University Libraries
ACRL is the source that the higher education community looks to for standards and guidelines on academic libraries.ACRL promulgates standards and guidelines to help libraries, academic institutions, and accrediting agencies understand the components of an excellent library. These standards, guidelines, and model statements are reviewed and updated by the membership on a regular basis.
A listing of ACRL standards and guidelines for College and University Libraries is below. An alphabetical listing of all topic areas is also available. For other ACRL Board-approved documents that are not Standards & Guidelines, go to White Papers & Reports.
College and University Libraries
Standards for Libraries in Higher Education (June 2004)
Greek Translation (PDF)
Japanese translation (PDF)
Guidelines for University Library Services to Undergraduate Students (June 2005)