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Hiring Non-MLS Librarians: Trends and Training Implications

Library Leadership & Management

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Title Hiring Non-MLS Librarians: Trends and Training Implications
 
Creator Simpson, Betsy
 
Subject Human Resources
Non-MLS librarians; Recruitment; Hiring; MLS degree
 
Description Non-MLS librarian hires may be anathema to some, but survey data indicate significant level of acceptance among academic and public library directors. Primary reasons for not requiring the degree include the need to expand applicant pools and the nature of the work for academic libraries and budget constraints for public libraries. The types of positions least likely to forgo the degree requirement for both types of libraries include Administration/Management, Cataloging/Bibliographic Control, Collection Development/Management, and Reference. Distinctions made between librarians and library professionals are tenuous and not consistent across libraries.
 
Publisher American Library Association
 
Contributor ALA Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant
 
Date 2013-11-05
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://journals.tdl.org/llm/index.php/llm/article/view/7019
 
Source Library Leadership & Management; Vol 28, No 1 (2013)
1945-8851
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://journals.tdl.org/llm/index.php/llm/article/view/7019/6260
 
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