COA announces accreditation actions
Laura Dare
Program Officer
ALA Office for Accreditation
312/280-2435
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 8, 2008
COA announces accreditation actions
CHICAGO —The Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA) has announced accreditation actions taken at the 2008 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim.
Continued accreditation status was granted to the following program:
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Master of Information Sciences offered by the University of Puerto Rico. The next comprehensive review visit is scheduled to occur in 2015.
Continued accreditation status and release from conditional status was granted to the following programs:
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Master of Library and Information Science offered by Dominican University,
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Master of Library Science offered by Emporia State University.
The next comprehensive review visit at each institution is scheduled to occur in 2015.
Continued conditional accreditation was granted to the following program:
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Master of Library and Information Studies offered by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
The next comprehensive review visit is scheduled to occur in 2011.
ALA accreditation indicates that the program has undergone a self-evaluation process, has been externally reviewed and meets the Standards for Accreditation of Master’s Programs in Library and Information Studies, established by COA and adopted by ALA Council. COA evaluates each program for conformity to the Standards, which address mission, goals and objectives; curriculum; faculty; students; administration and financial support; and physical resources and facilities. The Standards can be found at http://www.ala.org/ala/accreditation/accredstandards/index.cfm.
A complete list of programs and degrees accredited by ALA can be found at http://www.ala.org/lisdir. Individuals who would like more information about a particular program should contact the program.
The ALA COA is a leading force in accreditation, having evaluated educational programs to prepare librarians since 1924. The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) recognizes ALA COA as the authority for assessing the quality of education offered by graduate programs in the field of library and information studies.
