Accreditation Committee | The American Library Association Archives
Name: Accreditation Committee
Historical Note: On June 21, 1956, the Council created the Committee on Acceditation (COA) (1). It is responsible for the execution of the accreditation program of ALA, and it develops and formulates standards of education for librarianship for the approval of Council (2).
Sources:
1. ALA Bulletin, December 1956, p. 711.
2. ALA Handbook of Organization 1983-1984, p. 12.