Assessing a library today

1. Living Reality Library Assessment Criteria Checklist
In order to assess your library services and social projection, circle  if this
criterion is already present and  if the library lacks this service, activity, or rationale.
# Living Reality Library Assessment Criterion 
YES
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NO
1
Participation in the library targeted to be a customized,
immersive community experience.
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2
Focus on the development of new interests by learners
and library users
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3
Strengthening of work and/or language competencies for
the local or foreign language
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4
Development of multi-literacies for various age groups
coming to the library venue
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5
Promotion of the local culture, talent, national history,
and the country’s highest values
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6
Promotion of the target, US culture, its talent, history and
distinctive values
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7
Focus on experiential education rather than passive, non-
proactive experiences
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8
Development of a critical pedagogy to engage learners in
the co-construction of their knowledge
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9
Strong development of critical thinking skills among the
library’s users
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10
Bridging opportunities for collaboration among library
personnel and the community
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11
Strengthening of library users’ reasoning and resilience to
continue growing personally or professionally
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12
Implementation of action plans to reach out to the
community with various learning, experiential activities
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13
Creation of meaningful learning programs for students all
of ages with series of talks, movie forums, etc.
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14
Innovation-orientation in the library’s open and/or public
activities (breaking the usual, trivial way of doing things)
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Rubric created by Prof. Jonathan Acuña based on Cardoso’s (2016) Talk and Contributions at ABLA
2016 Convention in Houston, Texas