Committee on Education Web Site

Current Projects

The SAA Committee on Education has been charged with investigating the following topics by SAA council. This page will be used for posting reports to Council, as well as additional information for the SAA membership about the status of these projects.

Charge from SAA Council

That the Education Committee explore the desirability and feasibility of developing and implementing an accreditation program in graduate archival education, that the Committee conduct a broad-based survey to obtain member input into the question, and that it provide a preliminary report with recommendations to the Council at its May/June 2009 meeting.

Reports to Council

Final Report on Accreditation Issue, May 2009 (pdf)
Progress Report on Accreditation Issue, February 13, 2009 (pdf)

Related Information
For anyone not familiar with what a formal accreditation process for graduate programs involves, this ALA website provides an overview:

•     American Library Association. Resources for LIS Program Administrators. Accreditation Process.

The American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) has recently considered creating an accreditation process for information programs. Their research and findings are summarized in these two documents:

• American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), Graduate Information Programs and Accreditation: Landscape Survey and Analysis (2008). (pdf)
• Prentice, Ann, et. al. "ASIS&T White Paper: Accreditation of Programs for the Education of Information Professionals" October 20, 2007.