1. Learning Resource System
What is it?

2. What is the LRS?
• “A learning resource system includes all
materials that support a student’s
educational experience & enhance a
school’s educational program” (ACCSC,
2012).

3. What does that mean?
A LRS specifically includes:
•libraries
•texts & electronic resources
•learning resource laboratories & centers
•library consortia & interlibrary loan agreements
•computers & internet access
•research databases
•similar resources & equipment

4. Anything else?
1. The LRS must provide constituents appropriate
resources, in sufficient quantity & scope,
aligned with course outcomes.
2. LRS resources must be integrated into the
curriculum.
3. The LRS must be managed by qualified
personnel (baccalaureate granting institutions
must have a LRS coordinated by a librarian
with a masters degree).

5. Anything else?
1. The librarian orients, trains & assists students &
faculty in the use of the LRS.
2. There must be written policies & procedures for
ongoing development as well as demonstrable
support & budgetary allocations.
3. It is the responsibility of the school to ensure
that its student body is adequately served &
has ready access to sufficient & appropriate
learning resources (ACCSC, 2012).

6. Bottom-Line It
• The LRS resources include a lot
• print & electronic
• libraries, labs & computers
• consortia agreements
• service at all levels
• The LRS is supported
• policies & procedures
• development plans & budget
• Adequately service & resources are the
school's responsibility

7. When talking about the LRS
Don’t say: Do say:
•We know everything •We can find anything
•We do all the research •We help with:
•We proof-read papers – research
•Our job is easy – resource selection
– APA format
•The LRS is small
•The LRS has resources
appropriate for the
enrollment