The American Library Association found no deficiencies in Syracuse University’s Master of Library and Information Science (MSLIS) program and accredited the program for seven years, the School of Information Studies has announced.

The library science program at SU has been accredited since 1928, according to a press release from the iSchool. The ALA currently accredits 59 programs around the country and of those, SU’s library science program is consistently ranked among the top, according to the release.

Overall, the iSchool is ranked No. 4 by the U.S. News and World Report for library and information studies, according to the release.

“Continuing accreditation affirms that the efforts of our faculty and staff to build an innovative, high quality program have really paid off,” said Jeffrey Stanton, interim dean of the iSchool, in the release.

The accreditation means the library science program met a number of benchmarks and requirements, including having a clear description of the program’s goals, objectives and learning outcomes; a strong and well-planned curriculum; appropriate numbers, diversity, qualifications and support of faculty, students and staff; a healthy financial status; and suitable physical resources and facilities, according to the release.

Jill Hurst-Wahl, director of the MSLIS program at the iSchool, said in the release that the accreditation process is like a dialogue.

“The dialogue includes lots of data and explanations, which is especially important when considering unique aspects of the iSchool which include our ‘faculty of one’ environment and a faculty comprised of tenured, tenure-track and professors of practice,” Hurst-Wahl said in the release.