| Abstract: | Abstract Several methods currently under way to track the usefulness of the ACRL Guidelines for Distance Learning Library Services are described and the results gathered thus far are reported upon. Included are a detailed review of recent literature on closely related issues; the history and development of the guidelines as they have evolved from their inception in 1963 to the most recent revision completed in 1998; a report on the guidelines dissemination efforts both during and after revision, including articles and papers or presentations at library and other professional conferences; and research methodology, including phone, postal, and e-mail surveys. |
