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Abstract:
Museums, schools of art and design, schools of architecture, professional
degree programs, liberal arts colleges—many subscribe to the pursuit
of excellence and the establishment of standards through accreditation
programs. These usually begin with self-studies and assessment programs,
leading to a presumably objective evaluation by a committee of peers.
Achievement of accreditation can be a vehicle for quality assurance and
accountability. How would the art library benefit from an independent
accreditation process? Would accreditation help the art library achieve
parity with academic divisions and curatorial departments? Raise the level
of recognition paid art libraries? Provide assurance of adequate budgets
and other resources? Guard in general against the marginalization of the
art library? Help intensify commitment by the institution to the mission
of the art library? Or, would accreditation introduce an unwelcome requirement
of reporting and record keeping? Impose guidelines that may not acknowledge
the nature of the particular library? Subject the library to arbitrary
interpretations of its services and collections? Detract from the provision
of essential services?
Museum
Accreditation as a Self-Study Tool, Harold B. Nelson, Director, Long Beach Museum of Art
How can the American Association of Museums' accreditation process
be explored as a potential model for art libraries? Combining an internal self-assessment with an external peer
review, the AAM accreditation process has been of great assistance to
museums as both an evaluative and a planning tool. Hal Nelson will discuss AAM accreditation from the perspective
of a member of a visiting committee as well as that of the institution
undergoing accreditation.
NASAD
Evaluations of Art and Design School Resources,Thomas Ferreira, Professor of Art Emeritus, California State University, Long Beach;
visiting team member, National Association of Schools of Art and Design
(NASAD)
NASAD,
the only accrediting agency covering the whole field of art and design,
recognized by the U. S. Department of Education, considers the art/design
library to be an essential and integral component of an accredited institution. This talk will provide a brief discussion
of NASAD’s standards for evaluating library resources consistent
with the expectation that each institution shall have library and information
resources necessary to fulfill its mission, goals, and objectives, and
that they be appropriate for the size and scope of its operations.
FIDER Standards for Information Resources in Interior Design,
Janice Stevenor Dale, FIIDA, CID, JSDADesign
High levels of achievement in an institution are interdependent with
its resources and facilities. In this information age, including the wealth
of art libraries in the accreditation review is central to demonstrating
an institution's ability to deliver quality informational resources. The
common body of knowledge of interior design is highly reliant upon visual
currency and theoretical text.
NAAB
Accreditation and Standards for Information Resources in Architecture,
Katherine Diamond,
FAIA, Siegel Diamond Architecture
Ms.
Kate Diamond will address the key role of the information professional
in the accreditation process and the importance of enrolling faculty in
collection development and in maintaining information resources to support
overall program goals.
Guidelines for Visiting Teams: The Experience of an Architecture
Librarian with NAAB Accreditation, Elizabeth
Douthitt Byrne,
Head Librarian, Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley
Tips offered to librarians on working with their own administrators
to plan for an accreditation review, and to visiting teams on what to
look for and what questions to ask during their review of a library.
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