The MLS Project : an assessment after sixty years /

In 1951, the American Library Association (ALA) Council approved new standards for accrediting library education programs. These standards shifted accreditation from the bachelor's degree to the master's degree, making the master's degree in library science the professional credential...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Swigger, Boyd Keith, 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2010.
Temas:
Library education > United States > Evaluation.
Library schools > Accreditation > United States.
Librarians > Certification > United States.
Library schools.
Accreditation
Library Science > education
Library Schools
Program Evaluation
Bibliothécaires > Attestation de compétence > États-Unis.
Écoles de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General.
Library schools
Librarians > Certification
Library education > Evaluation
Library schools > Accreditation
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In 1951, the American Library Association (ALA) Council approved new standards for accrediting library education programs. These standards shifted accreditation from the bachelor's degree to the master's degree, making the master's degree in library science the professional credential for entry into the profession. At the time, librarians believed this change would transform the practice of librarianship, the nature of library education, and the social standing of librarianship as an occupation. In The MLS Project: An Assessment after Sixty Years, Boyd Keith Swigger examines the reasons the A.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (v, 163 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780810877047
081087704X

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