ALA and AASL: Assuring Quality in School Librarianship Education Programs

For school librarians, the appropriate first professional degree is either of the following:

A master's degree from a program accredited by ALA,
A master's degree with a specialty in school librarianship from a program recognized by AASL in an educational unit accredited by NCATE.

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) works with educators and practitioners from the school library community to conduct reviews of school librarianship education programs in cooperation with NCATE.

Through this review process, ALA/AASL has the opportunity to influence not only the pre-service education of the majority of school librarians who are educated in non-ALA accredited programs, but also to help teachers and administrators develop appropriate expectations for school librarians in Information Age schools.