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"Relevant but Somewhat Outdated": Children's Librarians' Perspectives on Their Education and Training in the Southeastern United States
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Jinyi Lu; Brian W. Sturm; Pianran Wang; Yingying Wu – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2025
As the social support network in the United States struggles to address the myriad needs of the public, libraries are being asked to shoulder an increasingly varied set of responsibilities. Are they educated appropriately to meet these needs? We conducted in-depth, semi-structured video interviews with five experienced youth services professionals…
Descriptors: Librarians, Librarian Attitudes, Library Education, Library Schools
The Value of Advanced Subject Degrees in Addition to an MLS: An Updated Study
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Lance Day; Jaroslaw Szurek – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2025
This article builds on a 2018 study and reports on a survey conducted in 2022 to examine the value of advanced subject degrees in addition to the Master of Library Science for academic librarians. This study explores the impact of advanced subject degrees on scholarly contributions, compensation, teaching roles, and tenure status in academic…
Descriptors: Library Education, Library Schools, Masters Degrees, Masters Programs