Committee on Accreditation (CoA)

Charge

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To be responsible for the execution of the accreditation program of ALA, and to develop and formulate standards of education for library and information studies for the approval of council.

Roster

Dr. Athena Salaba
(Chair, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023)
Denice C. Adkins
(Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2026)
Dr. Pauletta Brown Bracy
(Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2026)
Dr. H. Frank Cervone
(Member, July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2024)
Gail K. Dickinson
(Member, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025)
Joyce Illfelder-Kaye
(Member, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023)
Diane Kelly
(Member, July 1, 2020, to December 30, 2022)
Ms. Iris M. Lee
(Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2026)
Dr. Athena Salaba
(Member, July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2023)
Dr. Win Shih
(Member, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025)
Brett Waytuck
(Member, July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2024)
Dr. Shali Zhang
(Member, July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2024)

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Resources

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Please contact the Office at accred@ala.org instead of individual volunteer members of the Committee.

Composition

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Twelve (12) Members, which includes a chairperson appointed annually:

  • Two (2) Public Members with two-year, staggered terms (may be renewed once)
  • Eight (8) ¾«¶«´«Ã½Members with four-year, staggered terms (non-renewable)
  • One (1) Canadian Member with a four-year, staggered term (non-renewable)
  • One (1) designated Dean/Director position, with a four-year, staggered term (non-renewable) made by the ¾«¶«´«Ã½appointing officer from a list of recommendations made by the ALISE Council of Deans and Directors
Subcommitees and Task Forces

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Twelve (12) Members, which includes a chairperson appointed annually:

  • Two (2) Public Members with two-year, staggered terms (may be renewed once)
  • Eight (8) ¾«¶«´«Ã½Members with four-year, staggered terms (non-renewable)
  • One (1) Canadian Member with a four-year, staggered term (non-renewable)
  • One (1) designated Dean/Director position, with a four-year, staggered term (non-renewable) made by the ¾«¶«´«Ã½appointing officer from a list of recommendations made by the ALISE Council of Deans and Directors
Interim Director, Office for Accreditation

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Linda Lysoby

Interim Director, Office for Accreditation

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llysoby@ala.org