The MLS Project : an assessment after sixty years / Boyd Keith Swigger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swigger, Boyd Keith, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library education--United States--Evaluation.

Library education.

Library schools--Accreditation--United States.

Library schools.

Librarians--Certification--United States.

Librarians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book documents the shortcomings of the MLS project-an ill-conceived approach to a situation that no longer exists-and suggests a new approach to professionalism for librarians.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Ch01. An Overview of the MLS Project; Ch02. Goals of the MLS Project; Ch03. Librarians' Standing: Status, Prestige, and Income; Ch04. Recruitment of New Librarians; Ch05. Intellectual Foundations and Library Schools; Ch06. Librarians' Work; Ch07. Librarians and Professionalism; Ch08. What Could Be Done?; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-32776-9

1-282-71368-X

9786612713682

0-8108-7704-X

OCLC:

667295015