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The MLS Project Series. And no, I’m not bitter about #ala11!!!
However, there is so much to unpack in this thin little tome that I feel to simply recap it in a short blog post not only does the book a disservice, but our entire profession as well. Over the next month or so I will devote a full blog post to each of the book’s eight chapters. Continue reading
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MLS Project: The Overview
Boyd Keith Swigger, the author of The MLS Project, is a professor at Texas Woman’s University (TWU) with a strong background in both history (his A.B. was in History in the Humanities, one of his M.A.s was in American History, and his Ph.D. was in American Civilization) and library management. Continue reading
MLS Project: Chapter 1
The new standards as represented by the MLS degree was to herald a new era of increased professional status, prestige, and income. Continue reading
MLS Project: Chapter 2, “Goals of the MLS Project”
This was the most eye-opening chapter for me, because it clearly demonstrated that the issues that created the MLS Project sixty years ago are the same damn issues we are fussing about today. Continue reading
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MLS Project: Chapter 5: Intellectual Foundations and Library Schools
This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series The MLS Project “Instead of the progressive training in librarianship envisioned in 1948, with technical courses at the undergraduate level and professional courses at the master’s level, the master’s programs now … Continue reading
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MLS Project: Chapters 3 and 4
Most students I talk to, and my own observations, view the MLIS program as nothing more than a vo-tech style introduction to the profession. Continue reading
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MLS Project: Chapter 7: Librarians and Professionalism
This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series The MLS Project“In [MLS advocates’] approach to professionalism, they have confused two issues: whether librarianship is a profession, which is a factual question, and whether it ought to be a … Continue reading
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MLS Project: Chapter 6, “Librarians’ Work”
Swigger ends the chapter with the statement that librarians themselves are at the root of the problems. Continue reading
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MLS Project: (Finally!) Chapter 8: What Can Be Done?
Swigger states that while the MLS Project was in no way a success … it is not really a failure, either. Continue reading
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