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Raised by Wolves: Integrating the New Generation of Feral Professionals into the Academic Library
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Neal, James G. – Library Journal, 2006
Academic libraries now hire an increasing number of individuals to fill professional librarian positions who do not have the master's degree in library science. Academic libraries are also creating a wide range of new professional assignments that demand diverse educational backgrounds. Additionally, responsibilities formerly carried out by…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Education
Dumping the "Library."
Crowley, Bill – Library Journal, 1998
Discusses an alternative to abandoning the word "library" for "information" in graduate education. Recommends patient, consistent effort by library- and information-science educators to convince academic librarians that if they accept the standards of the teaching/research faculty, including the need to earn a Ph.D., it will raise the prestige of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees, Higher Education, Information Science Education