A Symposium: The Library Professional: An Improved Model. If Library Schools Provide It, Will Libraries Use It or Abuse It?.

Marchant, Maurice P.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ307132

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Publication Date: 1984

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A Symposium: The Library Professional: An Improved Model. If Library Schools Provide It, Will Libraries Use It or Abuse It?

Marchant, Maurice P.; And Others

Journal of Academic Librarianship, v10 n4 p192-203 Sep 1984

Marchant's essay and reactions to it by five library educators and librarians discuss the pros and cons of extending the MLS (Master of Library Science) program in response to requests by directors of university libraries for increased instruction in evaluation, decision-making, administration, and automation, without reduction in traditional components. (EJS)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Competence, Graduate Study, Job Analysis, Job Skills, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Education, Library Schools, Library Science, Participative Decision Making

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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