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ALA Committee on Accreditation and H. W. Wilson call for
participation in accreditation teleconference
 
A teleconference to prepare librarians and other information
professionals to implement the 1992 Standards for Accreditation of
Master's Programs in Library and Information Studies is scheduled for
September 8, 1994, hosted by the American Library Association (ALA)
Committee on Accreditation (COA) and the H. W. Wilson Foundation.
 
The Committee on Accreditation (COA) invites individuals from the
American Library Association (ALA) and other library and information
associations to participate in a teleconference explaining the
accreditation process under the 1992 Standards.  This interactive
seminar will be downlinked to numerous locations throughout North
America to make it accessible to a diverse group of librarians,
educators and information professionals.  Facilitators will be
available at each designated site to field questions, promote
discussion, and provide additional information and materials.
Participants will learn how to serve as chairs and members of the
External Review Panels.  These panel members review and evaluate
master's programs seeking accreditation under the 1992 standards.
Applications are due May 1, 1994 and the program is scheduled for
September 8,1994.
 
 This teleconference is an exciting opportunity for the library and
information community. This technology will reach a larger and more
diverse audience of participants in the new accreditation process
than in the past.
 
To attend the teleconference, interested individuals should send
their name, address and association membership along with a
self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) by May 1, 1994 to
Teleconference, Office for Accreditation, American Library
Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611.