Describes a study that compared salaries of one and two year library masters program graduates over a 22 year period. Possible explanations for the results are suggested, and the viability of extended library masters programs is discussed. (CLB)

This booklet provides the results of a review and evaluation of fellowships and institutes funded in Fiscal Year 1988 through the Library Career Training Program under Title II-B of the Higher Education Act. A total of 14 master's fellowships, 9 doctoral fellowships, and three institutes were funded, and abstracts of each are provided. Each…

Questions the future of the Master of Library Science (MLS) Degree in a field which in the past has criticized and doubted its professionalism. At a conference sponsored by the Association for Library and Information Science Education, educators and librarians discussed problems of the field and projected areas of change. (CDD)