ACRL Professional Values Committee
Charge
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To provide support and guidance to the ACRL Board regarding the professional principles and values of academic and research librarians; to engage ACRL members in sustaining and enhancing efforts to promote the ethics, intellectual freedom, and other principles and values; to develop informational and training materials that educate librarians and the public about the nature of and issues involved in ethics and intellectual freedom; to develop standards, policies, and policy statements for ACRL and contribute to revisions of the 91´«Ã½ Code of Ethics, the Library Bill of Rights, and the Intellectual Freedom Manual; to work with the 91´«Ã½ Office of Intellectual Freedom, the 91´«Ã½ Intellectual Freedom Committee, and the 91´«Ã½ Committee on Professional Ethics to coordinate and advance ethics and intellectual freedom issues of interest to academic librarians and libraries; and to collaborate with the liaisons to the 91´«Ã½ Professional Ethics and Intellectual Freedom Committees who also serve as members of the Committee.
Roster
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Resources
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- A minimum of five members (i.e. a chair, vice-chair, and three members)
- Two representative positions. Representatives will not concurrently serve in the chair or vice-chair positions.
- 1 representative to the will serve as committee members on the committee and is responsible for communication with the committee and among the associated 91´«Ã½ Committees and ACRL Board.
- 1 representative to the the (formerly 91´«Ã½ Professional Ethics Committee) will serve as committee members on the committee and is responsible for communication with the committee and among the associated 91´«Ã½ Committees and ACRL Board.
- Since it is important that the vice-chair/chair be knowledgeable about the responsibilities and concerns of the committee, it is suggested that the committee vice-chair/chair be selected from the existing committee membership.
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The Professional Values Committee was established by the ACRL Board of Directors in the spring of 2013.
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David Free
Editor-in-Chief of College and Research Libraries News/Senior Communications and Membership Strategist
Association of College & Research Libraries
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225 N. Michigan Ave., Ste 1300
Chicago, IL 60601-7616
Work: 312-280-2517
E-mail: dfree@ala.org
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Volunteers will need to complete the Committee service that begins July 1. More information, including volunteer deadlines and requirements, can be found on the .
