3.8.3 Qualified staffThe institution provides a sufficient number of qualified staff—with appropriate education or experiences in library and/or other learning/information resources—to accomplish the mission of the institution. Judgment of Compliance Compliance Narrative of Justification Bennett College employs a sufficient number of qualified staff persons who have appropriate education or experiences in library and/or other learning/information resources that allow the College to accomplish its mission. To determine the qualifications of the library staff, Bennett College has adopted the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Statement on the Terminal Professional Degree for Academic Librarians as the appropriate standard for the education and training of professional librarians. The ACRL standard states “The master’s degree in library science from a library school program accredited by the American Library Association is the appropriate terminal professional degree for academic librarians.” The library is currently staffed by the Library Director and two professional librarians, all of whom hold masters degrees in library science from ALA accredited institutions. The library employs two associate librarians: a Circulation/serials librarian and a Cataloger. These two library staff members have completed course work toward a degree in library science, and have over 20+ years of experience in the field. Qualifications and job duties for all library staff are defined in a position description used to hire current staff. Bennett College demonstrates that the library staff is sufficient to accomplish the institution’s mission by recruiting and hiring qualified staff. The staff and qualification roster is detailed below. The library Director holds a M.L.I.S. in Library Science and a certificate in Archive Processing. The Director has worked in both academic and public library environment for over 25 years. Additionally, the Director has had extensive national and international training in library administration and leadership. The Instructional Services librarian has four years of experience working in the academic library environment providing services for students, faculty and staff. The librarian has a M.A. degree in Religious Studies and a M.S. in Library and Informational Studies. The Reference Librarian holds a M.L.I.S degree and has worked in public service in a library environment for over 20 years. The Circulation Librarian has a B.A. in Early Childhood Education with a minor in Library Services. This librarian has 29 years of working in the library environment with 16 hours of graduate credits towards a Master’s degree in Library Science. The Cataloger has a B.A. in Business Administration and has earned 33 graduate hours towards a M.L.S. degree and 27 years experience working in the library technical services area. All library staff is identified by name, title and qualifications in the table below.
The library administration values the importance of professional development for library personnel at all levels. All library staff persons participate in professional development activities in order to stay abreast of current trends in the field of library science. The sponsors of these professional development opportunities, include, but are not limited to, the HBCU Library Alliance, the Mellon Foundation, SOLINET, the Southern Educational Foundation, the State Library of North Carolina and others. During the past several years, staff attended professional development opportunities such as HBCU CUL Digital Imaging Workshop, HBCU Leadership Institute as a mentee and mentor, SIRSI Dynix Annual Meeting, First Year Experience, the Salzburg Seminars, Copyright in the Academic World, ALA Annual Training, North Carolina Library Association, and the Grantwriting Workshop. Supporting Documents
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