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Need to talk to someone about accreditation?

ACRL determined several months ago to prepare a directory of individuals who enjoy expertise in accreditation, both institutional and specialized. Accordingly, an Accreditation Advisors Board was formed.

Criteria

This Board solicited applications from individuals who had accreditation experience and met the following criteria:

1. An ALA-accredited degree in library/in- formation science.

2. Knowledge of academic librarianship, its role in higher education, and the accreditation process.

3. Interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.

4. Served as a member on three or more “accreditation teams” for a regional accrediting association (e.g., Middle States, Southern, Western, etc.) or professional association (e.g., National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education [NCATE], Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, etc.).

How to become an advisor

There were several responses and those who have met the criteria, as of this writing, are listed below. Should you have any questions related to the list please contact any member of the Advisory Board including Mignon Adams (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science), Keith Cottam (University of Wyoming), Barbara Williams-Jenkins (South Carolina State College), or David Walch (California Polytechnic University). If you meet the criteria and are willing to be listed as an accreditation consultant you should request an application from: David B. Walch, Dean of Library Services, Kennedy Library, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407; (805) 756-2344.

Ed. note: For more information on accreditation be sure to see the articles on pages 442-47.

Accreditation advisors

COA

JoanneR. Euster

University Librarian

University of California, Irvine

P.O. Box 19557

Irvine, CA 92713

Phone: (714) 856-8926

Fax: (714) 725-2472

E-mail: Euster@uci.edu

MIDDLE STATES

Caroline M. Coughlin

Director, Univ. Lib.

Drew University

36 Madison Avenue

Madison, N.J. 07940

Phone: (201) 408-3322

Fax: (201) 408-3770

E-mail: CCOUGHU@DREW.DREW.EDU

Antoinette M. Kania

Dean of Libraries

Suffolk Community College

533 College Road

Selden, NY 11784

Phone: (516) 451-4174

Fax: (516) 451-4697

MIDDLE STATES/NEW ENGLAND

Jay K. Lucker

53 Buckman Drive

Lexington, MA 02173-6019

Phone: (617) 253-5651

Fax: (617) 253-8894

E-mail: LUCKER@MITUMA.MIT.Edu

NORTH CENTRAL

Ronald G. Leach

4815 Wolftree Drive

Terre Haute, IN 47805

Phone: (812) 237-3700

Fax: (812) 237-3376

E-mail: LIBLECH@INDST.INDSTATE.EDU

NORTH CENTRAL/SOUTHERN

Edward D. Garten

Director of Univ. Lib.

The University of Dayton

300 College Park

Dayton, OH 45469-1360

Phone: (513) 229-4265

Fax: (513) 229-4590

E-mail: Bitnet.Garten@dayton

SOUTHERN

Joseph F. Lindenfeld

1850 Peabody Avenue

Memphis, TN 38104-4025

Phone: (901) 725-8824

Marcia J. Myers

Director of Libraries

Eastern Kentucky University

135 Lakeshore Drive

Richmond, KY 40475

Phone: (615) 974-4465

Fax: (615) 622-1174

James F. Parks Jr.

(SACS) MS. Comm, on College College Librarian

Millsaps College P.O. Box 150148

Jackson, MS 39210-0001

Phone: (601) 974-1070

Fax: (601) 974-1082

E-mail: PARKS@OKRAO1.MILLSAPS.EDU

Tom G. Watson

ALA Comm, on Accreditation Vice-President for Univ. Rel.

The University of the South University Avenue

Sewanee, TN 37375

Phone: (615) 598-1213

Fax: (615) 598-1199

DelmusE. Williams

Dean of Univ. Libraries

University of Akron

Bierce Library

Akron, OH 44325-1706

Phone: (216) 972-7495

Fax: (216) 972-6383

E-mail: WILLIAMS@UAKRON.EDU

Joan H. Worley

Director, Lamar Memorial Library

Maryville College

Maryville, TN 37801

Phone: (615) 981-8257

Fax: (615) 981-8170

WESTERN

David B. Walch

Dean of Library Services

California Polytechnic Univ.

San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

Phone: (805) 756-2344

Fax: (805) 756-1415

E-mail: DU525@OASIS.CALPOLY.EDU

David C. Weber

Director Emeritus

863 Lathrop Drive

Stanford, CA 94305

Phone: (415) 857-9219

E-mail: CM.DCW@STANFORD.BITNET