The Deluge of the MLIS Degree

The Deluge of the MLIS Degree

<div><p class="AbstractParagraph">The librarian job market is already oversaturated, yet each year, graduate schools across the country are releasing newly-minted MLIS degree holders into the workforce, many with slim prospects for employment in their field, let alone a positio...

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Main Author: Julie Tulba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2013-10-01
Series:Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice
Online Access:http://palrap.org/ojs/index.php/palrap/article/view/14
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spelling doaj-cca7eb2d98954757911e750933055ce82020-11-24T23:31:21ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghPennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice2324-78782013-10-0112848610.5195/palrap.2013.1422The Deluge of the MLIS DegreeJulie Tulba<div><p class="AbstractParagraph">The librarian job market is already oversaturated, yet each year, graduate schools across the country are releasing newly-minted MLIS degree holders into the workforce, many with slim prospects for employment in their field, let alone a position to help repay their expensive graduate school loans. It would behoove universities to follow the example of some graduate schools in other inundated fields and limit the number of MLIS applicants they admit until the job market for librarians improves and, thus, eliminate the reality of new graduates competing with librarians who have 10 plus years of experience for entry-level positions.</p></div>http://palrap.org/ojs/index.php/palrap/article/view/14
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description <div><p class="AbstractParagraph">The librarian job market is already oversaturated, yet each year, graduate schools across the country are releasing newly-minted MLIS degree holders into the workforce, many with slim prospects for employment in their field, let alone a position to help repay their expensive graduate school loans. It would behoove universities to follow the example of some graduate schools in other inundated fields and limit the number of MLIS applicants they admit until the job market for librarians improves and, thus, eliminate the reality of new graduates competing with librarians who have 10 plus years of experience for entry-level positions.</p></div>
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