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This was an issue in the first Congress on Professional Education (1999). There were a few concerns and suggestions. First, there was concern that the master's degree be "upgraded" to a greater emphasis on principles and theory as well as management and training. Second, there was a feeling that a better alternative would be better education and training programs for library technicians with a significant two year post-secondary (and post-baccalaureate for those just wanting a "job" rather than a career) certificate, accepted in libraries as a formal qualifications. (For the Canadian perspective on this issue, see: Haycock, K. (2007). Education for Library and Information Studies in Canada: A cross-cultural comparison. New Library World 108(1/2), 32-39.) Third, there was the experience that few proceeded historically from the BLS (fifth year) to the MLS (sixth year) and salaries overall would decline as a result. --Ken Dr. Ken Haycock Follett Chair in Library and Information Science Dominican University GSLIS 778.689.5938 Inspired minds. Amazing possibilities. On 9/3/10 5:08 PM, "Gretchen Whitney" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Greetings, > Please read these postings, chew on them, and report back. These aren't > new issues, but it is interesting that they are still with us. --gw > > http://tinyurl.com/24pvtut > > Full URL: > http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/the-masters-degree-misperception> / > > I do wonder if it is time to bring back the bachelor's degree in library > science. These participants and practitioners seem to want it. And don't > see the point of a master's degree. Note: the comments are really more > important than the article itself. > > --gw > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Gretchen Whitney, PhD, Retd. > School of Information Sciences > University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA [log in to unmask] > http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ > jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html > SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > >