Moreover, we look to our library schools as centers for continuing education, for research, and for thoughtful leadership in behalf of libraries and the services that libraries supply. These are the reasons the American Library Association accredits library schools. Readers may be aware that several leading library schools were closed in recent years, the most prominent being those at Columbia and the University of Chicago. Students, dedicated teachers, and the general public understand the value of libraries and librarians. The Library Education Resolution debated during the most recent session of ALA Council was intended to send a clear message to the schools and to the ALA Committee on Accreditation.
Supporters wish to reverse the present trend.
The Resolution was sent by Council to the COA and to the Committee on Education for comment by the Midwinter Conference, six months from now. In the course of the debate at Council, some members wondered ironically whether it would be necessary to change the name of the American Library Association.