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ACRL Statement on the Certification and Licensing of Academic Librarians
At the 1989 ALA Annual Conference the ACRL Board of Directors approved the following statement:
“The Association of College and Research Libraries has affirmed that the master’s degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association is the appropriate terminal professional degree for academic librarians. Therefore, it opposes certification or licensing in lieu of that degree for academic librarians, either by state agencies or by state or local professional associations.”
The statement, prepared by ACRL’s Academic Status Committee, does not oppose licensing or certification of librarians as an addition to an already obtained MLS, but only opposes it when it is substituted for earning an MLS.
For further information, contact Mary Ellen Davis, ACRL Program Officer, ACRL/ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL60611; (800) 545-2433.B ■
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