Documentation of Library Compliance in Regional Accreditation Standards: A Survey of Accreditation Liaisons and Librarians of Level-One Institutions of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

摘要

A specific set of guidelines for academic library accreditation is difficult to determine, due to differences in levels of academic institutions. The purpose of studying the perceptions of accreditation liaisons and librarians of Level-One, Associate degree-granting institutions, was to examine their compliance with regional accreditation standards and utilize the results to help librarians better understand the process of preparing for accreditation. A suggestion for further research would include the interaction of multiple authors of varying skills such as survey writing, statistical analyses, and experiences in accreditation. Librarian inclusion on accreditation committees, training, and collaboration with overall institutional effectiveness could also be studied and encouraged. This paper was the Master's project of the author in May 2008, in the School of Library and Information Science, at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg.