Records of the dean of the school and its predecessors. Most of the collection documents
the daily administration of the school such as curriculum development, staffing, funding,
and organization changes. Records detailing the process of the school's accreditation by the
American Library Association (ALA) contain correspondence, reports, credentials, statistics,
course syllabi, and on-site visit reports. The collection also contains unrestricted
summaries of teaching evaluations. Other miscellaneous records document the school's
commitment to the inner city user, affirmative action, committees of the school, the student
and alumni associations.
The collection consists of accreditation files that include material such as
correspondence, credentials of the faculty, reports, statistics and other information
gathered at the request of the ALA. Faculty memos detail plans for accreditation visits,
personnel changes, and graduate school standards for library education. Correspondence
between SOIS and the UWM administration is largely routine, providing updates on the
accreditation process.
The dean's correspondence contains items that were sent between the dean and the SLIS
faculty concerning funding, the curriculum, and the program in general. There is also some
correspondence from students, administration, other library schools and libraries. There are
also several folders containing information regarding the School's relocation in Bolton
Hall.
The collection also contains records concerning the Association of American Library
Schools, of which the UWM SOIS was a member. Included are meeting agendas and minutes,
conference information, and other correspondence relevant to being a member school.
The memoranda document the daily activity of the school with memos between the faculty and
staff, as well as with the university administration. The memoranda files also contain other
documents, such as applications for study and grievance procedures.
Also included are self-studies which were conducted as part of the process of ALA
accreditation, and the reports reveal much about the administrative structure, faculty,
renaming, resources, and staff of the school.
Teaching evaluations list the professor/instructor, the name of the course, date, and the
students' responses to the questionnaires. There is also some miscellaneous material about
SOIS efforts to improve inner city library service; the SLIS student and alumni
organizations; colloquia (speakers) the school sponsored; and minutes from the various
committees. Several folders contain information pertaining to the Information Technology
2000 Computer Training Program (IT2000).
