The M.L.S. Degree: Time for a Two-Year Program?

The author began working by asking a question: how well are library schools preparing students for future participation in the library profession? She thought that one year is not long enough for students to gain what they need to become a library and information science professional. She suggested...

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Main Author: Rapple, Brendan A.
Language:en
Published: Association of Library and Information Science Education 1996
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106256
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Summary:The author began working by asking a question: how well are library schools preparing students for future participation in the library profession? She thought that one year is not long enough for students to gain what they need to become a library and information science professional. She suggested library schools to undertake a major restructuring of their programs and recommended a two-year M.L.S. program.