Schools

» ALA Office for Accreditation & Committee on Accreditation
   Provides leadership in the development of standards for accreditation and to develop and maintain procedures for the implementation of the ALA accreditation function. Lists resources for those interested in the accreditation process of library schools in

   
   http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=accreditation

» ALISE - Association for Library and Information Science Education
   Focus on research, teaching, and service for library and information science education.

   
   http://www.alise.org/

» Education Schools and Library Schools: A Comparison of Their Perceptions by Academia.
   Examines the low status of library schools and education schools in higher education.

   
   http://www.michaellorenzen.com/libraryschool.html

» Growing a Diverse Workforce in the Library and Information Science Professions
   Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which looks at the issues involved in recruiting a diversity rich library profession.

   
   http://www.ericdigests.org/1998-1/library.htm

» Health Sciences Librarianship Courses in ALA-Accredited School Programs
   The Medical Library Association lists the health science library courses taught by library schools in both the United States and Canada.

   
   http://www.mlahq.org/education/libschools/index.html

» Issues In Library Education
   Examines several topics relating to library schools including the cost of library education and the salary of librarians and the desired role of library education for starting a career in librarianship.

   
   http://www.tk421.net/essays/sherpas.html

» Library School Lunacy
   Site critical of library education that argues for the elimination of degree programs in library and information science and replacing them with field experience. Argues that library science is a "Mickey Mouse" academic discipline unnecessary f

   
   http://owen.massey.net/libraries/revolting/lunacy.html