Standard Seven
Standard SevenThe institution makes available the library and information resources necessary for the fulfilment of its mission and objectives.
These resources support the academic and research programme and the intellectual and cultural development of students, faculty, and staff.
Library and information resources may include the holdings and necessary services and equipment of:
and any other repositories of information or technological systems required for the support of institutional offerings.
Clear and disseminated policies govern access, usage, and maintenance of the library, information resources, and services. The institution ensures that students use these resources as an integral part of their education.
Calvary University complies to the standard.
Note: Libraries are established by provision of books to strategic centres. Donors receive regular reports on the progress made with these. Such libraries are locally organized and administered.
Through the institution's ownership or guaranteed access, sufficient collections, information technology systems, and services are readily accessible to students wherever programmes are located or however they are delivered.
These collections, systems, and services are sufficient in quality, level, diversity, quantity, and currency to support and enrich the institution's academic offerings.
The institution provides facilities adequate to house the collections and equipment so as to foster an atmosphere conducive to inquiry, study, and learning among students, faculty, and staff.
Calvary University complies to the standard.
Note: Due to the virtual availability of the CU training, study centres are scrutinized to ensure local level compliance to this standard. All students and their tutors are attached through our registration process to at least one such centre.
The institution provides sufficient and consistent financial support for the effective maintenance and improvement of the institution's library, information resources, and services. It makes provision for their proper:
It allocates resources for scholarly support services compatible with its instructional and research programmes and the needs of faculty and students.
Calvary University complies to the standard.
Professionally qualified and an adequate number of staff should administer the institution's library, information resources, and services. The institution should provide orientation and training for use of these resources, as well as instruction in basic information literacy.
Calvary University complies to the standard.
Note: Ensured to be the case at every local study centre.
The institution participates in the exchange of resources and services with other institutions and within networks as necessary to support and supplement its educational programmes.
It should provide appropriate support for distance learning students and faculty, such as on-line reference service, suitable virtual libraries, relevant Internet web-site addresses and contractual access to relevant off-campus library resources.
Calvary University complies to the standard.
Note: We develop and distribute information on CD-ROM media in order to maximize availability of research material at affordable cost.
The institution regularly and systematically evaluates the adequacy and utilization of its library, information resources, and services and uses the results of the data to improve and increase the effectiveness of these services.
Calvary University complies to the standard.
These Standards of Accreditation are copied by permission from Christian Quality Assurance, Copyright © 1997. All rights reserved.
This document shows in which way Calvary University complies to the CQA standards as an International Christian Institution for Higher Education.