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The Challenge and Practice of Academic Accreditation: A Sourcebook for Library Administrators de Edward D. Garten

The Challenge and Practice of Academic Accreditation: A Sourcebook for Library Administrators: Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection

Autor Edward D. Garten
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 28 sep 1994 – vârsta până la 17 ani
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.
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ISBN-13: 9780313288975
ISBN-10: 0313288976
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Libraries Unlimited
Seria Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

EDWARD D. GARTEN is Dean of Libraries and Information Technologies at the University of Dayton. He is a consultant-evaluator with the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, where he currently serves on the Commission's Accreditation Review Council. His many publications include Using Consultants in Libraries and Information Centers: A Management Handbook (Greenwood Press, 1992).

Cuprins

IntroductionThe Challenges of AccreditationChallenges for Accreditation in a Rapidly Changing Environment by Kenneth L. PerrinAccreditation Expectations in the Age of New Technology by Ralph A. Wolff and Mimi Harris SteadmanChallenges to Accreditation from the New Academic Library Environment by Delmus E. WilliamsThe Practice of AccreditationReflective Self-Study as Cornerstone of Accreditation: Part I by Edward D. GartenReflective Self-Study as Cornerstone of Accreditation: Part II by Edward D. GartenUnderstanding the Purpose and Nature of the Site Visit by Edward D. GartenThe Focused Visit: A Special Type of Library Assessment by Susanne O. FrankieThe Practical Librarian's View of Accreditation by Joan H. WorleySelected IssuesDistance Education and Off-Campus Library Services: Challenges for the Accreditation Process and Librarians by Thomas E. AbbottThe Concern for Information Literacy: A Major Challenge for Accreditation by Howard L. SimmonsThe New American College Student and Workforce Competence: Seven Generalizations that Challenge Traditional Accreditation and Licensure by Robert W. TuckerChallenges to Accreditation Posed by Nontraditional Models of Information Delivery by Cynthia Hartwell and Edward D. GartenRethinking Library Self-Studies and Accreditation Visits by Ralph A. WolffCurrent Standards for Libraries, Information Technologies, and Academic ComputingCurrent Regional Commission Standards and Guidelines by Edward D. GartenCurrent Disciplinary and Professional Association Standards and Guidelines by Edward D. GartenHighlighting Regional Commission Standards for Libraries and Information Technologies by Selected Categories by Edward D. GartenObservations on the Expectations for Libraries, Academic Computing, and Other Information Technologies as Found in the Professional and Disciplinary Standards by Edward D. GartenLibraries and Accreditation: A Bibliographic EssayAcademic Libraries and the Literature of Accreditation by Delmus E. Williams and Phyllis O'ConnorGlossary of Commonly Used Terms in Accreditation compiled by Edward D. GartenIndex