Re: Position Description

mailto:IGribovsky@IDRC.CA
Wed, 23 Nov 1994 10:53:31 EST

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Date:         Wed, 23 Nov 1994 10:53:31 EST
From: mailto:IGribovsky@IDRC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Position Description
To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB

I find it rather disturbing, speaking as a librarian and a professional, that
a position such as this one would not require a MLIS (Master of LIbrary and
Information Studies) or and MLS (Master of Library Studies), but that a
candidate with no library background and an arts degree would be the preferred
candidate...especially since this position seems to involve management of
personnel, budgeting, and database management (all of which are part of
Librarianship in the 1990's). Nor does any previous experience in libraries
appear to be requisite for this position, either.

Perhaps I could understand a requirement for BOTH degrees, i.e. a MSL plus an MA; but an MA ONLY??? What do other librarians have to say about this?