Editorial

In Volume 47 Issue 1, our editorial “Reflections on Student Learning, Student Success and the Student Experience” set the stage for further discussion of how today’s academic libraries impact and improve student learning, student success and the overall student experience. In this editorial, we shift our gaze to consider trends and thematic areas evident in higher education accreditation standards’ revision, particularly as pertaining to academic libraries. Recent contributions by the Orbis Cascade Alliance¹ (the Alliance) are cited as an example of one consortium’s engagement with the standards’ revision process on behalf of its member libraries and members.

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