Dear Colleagues,
Karen O’Brien, Director of the Office for Accreditation at the
American Library Association, asked that I share this posting with members of
ARLIS/NA. Please feel free to participate in their moderated blog for comment
collection. If you have questions, please contact Ms. O’Brien directly.
Sincerely,
Tony
Tony White
Education Liaison
Art Libraries Society of North America
From: Karen O'Brien
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The ALA Committee on Accreditation (COA) invites comment from Art Libraries Society of North America members and
constituents via blog on the Standards for Accreditation of
Master's Programs in Library and Information Studies (2008) and in particular on the
recommendations of the Library Education Task Force in its final report issued
January 13, 2009 to the ALA Executive Board for referral to COA.
COA works in deliberate
systematic five-year cycles, collecting and analyzing comment and issuing draft
revisions as part of its charge "to develop and formulate standards of
education for library and information studies for the approval of Council"
(ALA Handbook of Organization). The Committee chose a moderated blog for
comment collection in order to provide an open and ongoing forum for all
stakeholders in the accreditation process.
Best
wishes,
Karen
L. O'Brien
Director,
Office for Accreditation
American
Library Association
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