The Spring 2012 issue of Prism: the Newsletter from the ALA Office for Accreditation is now available at http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/accreditation/prp/prism/prism_current.cfm. This message is being sent to a number of our constituent groups. I apologize that you may receive multiple messages.

In this issue:

· Accreditation actions taken at Midwinter 2012

· Updates on the ALA Standards review and the CHEA recognition review process

· Analysis of changes in accredited programs between 2010 and 2011

· Overview of the soon-to-be-released third edition of Accreditation Process, Policies, and Procedures (AP3)

· Sessions of interest at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference: ERP training, Appeal Process training, COA open session on Standards review, and AASL/NCATE training

· Acknowledgement of External Review Panelists and AASL/NCATE reviewers

Laura Dare, Assistant Director

Office for Accreditation

American Library Association

50 E. Huron St.

Chicago, IL 60611

Phone: 312-280-2435

Fax: 312-280-2433