The Department of Information Studies at University College London (UCL) is pleased to announce that its MA Library and Information Studies has now been accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) Committee on Accreditation, with the status of Initial accreditation. The programme is the first outside North America to be granted accreditation status. The Library and Information Studies programme has benefitted from being accredited by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), the UK library profession representatives, for many years. This additional accreditation recognises the importance of the wider global profession and will broaden graduates’ opportunities. [...]
UCL was established nearly 200 years ago and was the first university to be established in London, and the first entirely secular university to admit students regardless of religion. It was also the first university to admit women on equal terms with men. UCL has been teaching librarianship for more than 100 years. [...]
The accreditation will apply to all students who have graduated from the MA programme since July 2022. The next comprehensive review visit is scheduled for Spring 2031.
News submitted by Charles Inskip, UCL University College London, Information Studies
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