The Society of Academic Law Library Directors (SALLD) has published a “Statement on the Role, Qualifications, and Institutional Protections of Academic Law Library Directors” in response to events at Yale Law School, which I posted about here.
From the Statement:
As academic law library directors, we write to reaffirm the accreditation principles. The Standards provide clear expectations for law library leadership, governance, and institutional responsibility. Faithful adherence to the ABA Standards is critical to maintaining the integrity of legal education.
We urge law schools to:
- Honor the security of position protections required by ABA Standard 603(d) and follow appropriate process in personnel matters;
- Ensure that law library leadership appointments satisfy ABA Standard 603(c) or, in interim circumstances, are arranged in a way that preserves compliance and the effective operation of the law library; and
- Preserve the administrative autonomy of the law library as required by Standard 605.
