COA announces accreditation actions

Contact: Renée McKinney


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For Immediate Release


July 26, 2005

COA announces accreditation actions

CHICAGO - The Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA) has announced accreditation actions taken at the 2005 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago under the 1992
Standards for Accreditation of Master's Programs in Library and Information Studies.

COA is pleased to announce that conditional accreditation has been removed from the Master of Library and Information Science offered by the School of Library and Information Science, University of Southern Mississippi. COA has granted the program continued accreditation. The next program review is scheduled for spring 2012 unless evidence persuades COA that the review should be conducted at an earlier or later date.

COA has continued the accreditation of the following graduate programs leading to the first professional degree in library and information studies and has scheduled the next program review for spring 2012 unless evidence persuades COA that the review should be conducted at an earlier or later date:

  • Master of Library Science and Master of Information Science offered by the School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University.
  • Master of Library and Information Science offered by the School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University.
  • Master of Arts in Library Science offered by the School of Education, Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri--Columbia.

COA has granted conditional accreditation to the following programs. The next program review will take place in spring 2008.

  • Master of Library Science offered by the School of Library and Information Management, Emporia State University.
  • Master of Library and Information Studies offered by the Department of Library and Information Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Individuals wishing further information about a particular program should contact the program. A complete list of programs and degrees accredited by COA can be found at
http://www.ala.org/lisdir.

The American Library Association is a leading force in accreditation, having evaluated educational programs to prepare librarians since its creation in 1924. The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) recognizes the ALA Committee on Accreditation as a reliable authority to determine the quality of education offered by graduate programs in the field of library and information studies.