SLIM Student

* 1. Introduction: The Task Force on the Context for Future Accreditation is attempting to describe the fields and context for future accreditation and make recommendations to the American Library Association Executive Board. Addressed will be knowledge, skills, and core competencies currently in place and needed in the future; values that bind together library and information studies (LIS) fields and core elements in the curriculum; and the changing institutional context for accreditation such as pedagogical innovation, assessment, and resources. Student input through completion of this survey is extremely important to the work of the task force.

To clarify terminology in this survey, according to the 2015 Accreditation Process, Policies, and Procedures (AP3), fourth edition, the American Library Association through the Committee on Accreditation (COA) accredits master’s level library and information studies programs. Accreditation is voluntary, nongovernmental, and collegial process of self-review and external verification by peer reviewers. Comprehensive review is defined as a periodic review of a program by the COA to evaluate a program’s compliance with the Standards.  The review process includes submission of a self-study, a two-day on-site review by an External Review Plan, and a COA accreditation decision.

Informed Consent. I understand that this is a survey created by members of the American Library Association Task Force on context for future accreditation. I understand that my anonymous responses to questions in this survey will be used in the writing a white paper addressing the context for future accreditation that will be submitted to the ALA Executive Board.  I understand that my participation is voluntary and that I may withdraw my participation at any time.