Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2018 18:20:10 +0000
To: Lisa Wallis <l-wallis_at_neiu.edu>, "colldv_at_lists.ala.org" <colldv_at_lists.ala.org>
Not directly addressing your question but this may prove of interest. I recall in my serials librarianship class some 30+ years ago the professor explained to us that Elsevier (and maybe others) found specific titles listed in accreditation requirements then targeted those titles for acquisition. We know what came next. I have not seen any evidence as to the reason for not listing specific titles but I do know from having to review WASC accreditation requirements in my previous job that specific titles no longer appear in those requirements (if they ever did). I suggest a possible reason for not listing specific titles anymore comes from this history. If anyone has served on any of the committees in an accreditation body or has any additional information in support of this hypothesis I would be interested to hear about it. [lane-logo-med] Steven Dunlap Associate Director for Resource Management Lane Medical Library & Knowledge Management Center Information Resources & Technology (IRT) Stanford University Medical Center 300 Pasteur Drive, L109, Stanford, CA 94305-5123 sadunlap_at_stanford.edu<mailto:sadunlap_at_stanford.edu> 650.721.4200 (phone) 650.725.7471 (fax) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4438-3966<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0003-4438-3966&data=01%7C01%7Clinh.ngu%40mheducation.com%7Cae19807f4b994bcb055a08d556ba5971%7Cf919b1efc0c347358fca0928ec39d8d5%7C0&sdata=H3T6Hky6PNjB0dhgHNAlA7yUIRFB7VlBSyh4ytdS9%2Fk%3D&reserved=0> Does anyone know of a resource that gathers the various *degree* accreditation requirements that are specific to library resources? I'd like to know which accrediting bodies list titles to which a library must subscribe. One that I've found is the American Chemical Society's Guidelines and Evaluation Procedures for Bachelors Degree Programs which states: "An approved program must provide immediate institutional access to no fewer than 14 current and archival, peer-reviewed journals whose subject matter spans the chemical sciences. At least three of the journals must have a general focus (for example, Science, JACS, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Chemistry – A European Journal, Chemical Communications, etc.), and at least one must come from each area of analytical chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, and chemistry education." Has anyone else come across language that is this specific?
