The Challenge and Practice of Academic Accreditation: A Sourcebook for Library Administrators
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Recent years have seen numerous and substantial changes in the processes, expectations, and criteria that inform the work of regional accreditation commissions and professional accreditation associations. This sourcebook offers an overview of the accreditation process focused specifically on contemporary expectations for and challenges to libraries, information technologies, and academic computing, and offers practical advice to those librarians involved with academic accreditation activity.
Chapters in this professional reference book overview and discuss the principal issues and challenges of academic accreditation, the process of accreditation, and the role of libraries in that process. Throughout the book, attention is given to changing student demographics, the impact of new technologies on the mission of the university, and the evolving expectations placed on the library and other campus information centers. Chapter authors include several executives associated with regional accreditation commissions, library administrators who have extensive experience with accreditation, and university administrators knowledgeable of accreditation issues.Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0313288976
ISBN13:9780313288975
Release Date:September 1994
Publisher:Libraries Unlimited
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.41 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"
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