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The Lights Go On in Georgia! Valdosta State Accredited, Giving Georgia a Library School

The State of Georgia once again has an accredited library education program. The Valdosta State University's (VSU) Master of Library and Information Science Program was officially accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association (ALA) at its meeting June 24.

The VSU MLIS is now the only ALA-accredited program in Georgia, following the 2004 closure of the program at Clark Atlanta University, and one of just 56 accredited programs in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The program at Valdosta State is primarily distance education, incorporating Internet instruction and some face-to-face classes at central locations, usually weekends at Macon State College.

Approved by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia in 1999, the program formally began in fall of 2001. After five years of evaluation, the COA granted VSU initial accreditation for the full term of seven years.

The program's next review is scheduled for spring 2014.