Every Librarian a Leader: Accreditation: Opportunities for library leadership

Abstract

Contrary to the commonly held perception that accreditation related activities are the purview of administration, librarians within all units of an organization have the potential for contributing to the institutional self assessment process. Discusses ways in which academic librarians can involve themselves in the process, products, and final outcomes of a campus accreditation review. These may be grouped under the following headings: institutional purposes, planning, effectiveness, governance and administration; educational programmes; faculty and students; and learning, computing, and other information and learning resources.