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Wilson, Pauline – American Libraries, 1984
Examines issues arising from recent controversy associated with American Library Association's (ALA) support of MLS degree as minimum requirement for professional employment. Highlights include ALA involvement in legal cases and viewpoints of ALA groups focusing on goals, constituency and handling of conflict versus nature of librarianship and its…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Graduate Study, Librarians, Library Associations
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Direct linkRiggs, Michelle – Journal of Archival Organization, 2005
Historical methodology and library techniques have been the basis for archival education, but arguments of placement of an archival program within the university and the desirable degree for professional archivists have led to inconsistencies in graduate school curricula. The author conducted a study to determine if graduate schools adequately…
Descriptors: Archives, Professional Occupations, Professional Education, Graduate Study
