'MLS Strongly Preferred'

摘要

One of my academic colleagues in library land sent out an email. Her message read, "I recently saw an announcement for a library technical assistant position in which an MLS, while not required, was listed as 'strongly preferred.'"Her message continued: "The duties of the position are clearly of a paraprofessional nature. It seems to me that this announcement, with the MLS 'strongly preferred' as a qualification, is emblematic and symptomatic of a devaluing of our professional degree that is occurring in all types of libraries today. I think it is worthwhile for us to reflect-in library schools, in our local, state and national library organizations, and in our own workplaces-what our professional degree means anymore."