From an ALA Announcement: The Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA) announces accreditation actions taken at the 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. Continued accreditation status was granted to the following programs: Master of Arts in Information Resources and Library Science program at the University of Arizona; Master of Library and […]
ALA Announces Committee on Accreditation Actions Taken at 2013 Midwinter Meeting
Filed by on February 21, 2013
American Libraries Launches E-Content Blog
Filed by on October 6, 2011
Via No Shelf Required, TeleRead, and ALA: Keeping up with the many varieties of digital content—and how libraries can offer them to their patrons—just got easier. American Libraries has launched an “E-Content” blog (http://americanlibraries.org/e-content) that provides information on e-books, e-readers, e-journals, databases, digital libraries, digital repositories, and other e-content issues. The blog complements the new […]
ALA President: "Banned Books Week Reminds Us That Censorship Is Alive and Well in the Internet Age "
Filed by on September 25, 2011
From a Column by ALA President Molly Rapahel in the Huntington Post: Let’s remember that public libraries and public school libraries are for all the people in the community, and that every community embraces a tapestry of beliefs, lifestyles, and values, from gay to straight, from liberal to conservative, rich and poor, and everywhere in […]
Happy September! Happy National Library Card Sign-Up Month!
Filed by on September 1, 2011
ALA Library Card Sign-Up Card Month Promo Tools are Available Here This year’s honorary spokesperson is baseball Hall of Famer, Cal Ripken Jr. Library Card Sign-up Month is a time when libraries across the country remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all. Thousands of public and school libraries […]
Library Education: ALA Committee on Accreditation Announces Actions Taken During ALA 2011
Filed by on July 11, 2011
Here’s What ALA Said in a News Release Earlier Today: Continued accreditation status was granted to the following programs: Master of Library and Information Science offered by the University of Denver. Master of Arts and Master of Science in Library Science offered by the University of Kentucky. Master of Library and Information Science offered by […]
Preliminary Version: Transforming Libraries Portal (From American Libraries Association)
Filed by on June 28, 2011
Direct to Preliminary Version of ALA’s Transforming Libraries Portal. You can share feedback by using this contact page. Some resources are organized by library type (Public Libraries; School Libraries; and Academic Libraries). These pages contain a links to articles; books; conferences; general resources, tools, etc. that discuss library transformation issues. Other resources are organized by […]
New Policy Brief from ALA: "Confronting the Future: Strategic Visions for the 21st Century Public Library"
Filed by on June 20, 2011
From an ALA News E-Mail: The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy’s (OITP) latest policy brief breaks down the formidable challenges in store for libraries during the next few decades. The brief, “Confronting the Future: Strategic Visions for the 21st Century Public Library” [The policy brief] was written by OITP Fellow Roger […]
