SRRT Resolutions 1974: Accreditation and Affirmative Action
Text of 1974 SRRT Resolution directing the Committee on Accreditation to evaluate the positive implementation of affirmative action law as one of the criteria for accreditation or re-accreditation of library schools
91´«Ã½
Accreditation and Affirmative Action
Adopted at 1974 Annual Conference
WHEREAS the 1972 Standards for Accreditation do not mention affirmative action policies in relation to faculty hiring and promotion, and
WHEREAS it has been amply demonstrated that strong role models in education are essential in developing successful career persons, and
WHEREAS all library schools will be visited by a team from the 91´«Ã½ Committee on Accreditation, now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the membership of the 91´«Ã½ directs the Committee on Accreditation to evaluate the positive implementation of affirmative action law as one of the criterion for accreditation or re-accreditation at the library schools.
