Library and Information Departments accredited by the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Egypt: Comparative Analytical Study

The research covers an important and vital topic in the field of quality
assurance and accreditation of the accredited programs in the libraries,
documents and information departments in the faculties of Art at the public
universities, both for the bachelor's degree and through the standards issued by
the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation.
The study presents the concept of total quality management and
accreditation in academic education, the definition of the National Authority for
Quality Assurance and Accreditation, and the standards of the College of Arts
and then the standard used in the social and human sciences.
The study aimed to determine the number of libraries and information
departments in the faculties of Art at Egyptian Government Universities and to
determine the number of accredited bachelor's programs in the libraries and
information departments in the faculties of Art in public universities in Egypt by
the National Authority for Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Access to points
of difference and points of agreement between these programs.
The study used the field approach to address the subject of the study and
the questionnaire as a tool to collect data on the programs of the sections.
Then the study was followed by statistics to compare the programs of the
four departments in order to answer the study questions which are the answers to
their objectives.
The departments are Libraries and Information Sciences Faculty of Arts,
Ain Shams University, Department of Libraries and Information College of Arts,
Sohag University, Library, Documentation and Information Technology
Department, Faculty of Arts, Cairo University.