Foreign Credentials Evaluation Assistance
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Dear Job Seeker,
Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding an evaluation of your international degree in library and information science.
The policy of the American Library Association (ALA) states:
"The master's degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association (or from a master's level program in library and information studies accredited or recognized by the appropriate national body of another country) is the appropriate professional degree for librarians."
The American Library Association does not conduct evaluations of transcripts or credentials or make recognition decisions. We also cannot serve as a channel of appeal for persons dissatisfied with evaluations.
The following countries have been identified as having "formal" accreditation processes and an individual who has received his/her degree from an institution in one of these countries is considered acceptable for employment in the United States. A list of the specific institutions can be found at:
If you are aware of an appropriate national body within your country of origin who recognizes programs, please provide us with that information. In lieu of such an agency, there are a number of independent agencies in the U.S. which evaluate international credentials. Contact information for several larger non-profit firms is listed below.
Please note carefully that ALA cannot recommend a specific agency, nor does the provision of this information in any way imply ALA's endorsement of the results of the evaluation. The resource links provided here are solely for information purposes and to help in locating potential evaluators.
- American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
International Education Services--Foreign Education Credential Service
One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 520
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 293-9161
Fax: (202) 872-8857
Email: oies@aacrao.org
Website: http://www.aacrao.org/credential/index.htm
- Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
P.O. Box 514070
Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470
Phone: 414-289-3412
Fax: 414-289-3411
Web site: http://www.ece.org
- World Education Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 745
Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY 10113-0745
Phone: 800-937-3895
Fax: 212-966-6395
E-mail: INFO@WES.ORG
Website: http://www.wes.org
I wish you the best in your future library career.
If I can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact me at bcalvin@ala.org or via phone at 800/545/2433 ext. 4280.
Sincerely,
Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer for Placement and Recruitment
ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment
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