Lifelong learning: Moving beyond the library degree

Huisman, Rhonda

doi:10.5860/crln.72.5.8565

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“…26 For some library directors, they deem attaining a second master's degree or doctorate prior to becoming a library director unnecessary. 27 In 2011, Huisman reported that 80 percent of the Big 10 library directors did not have a doctorate. 28 She argued that a doctorate beyond the library degree should not be sought for "salary, promotion, or job pressure, not even the prestige of having the title or having peer equality"; instead, for most individuals, earning a second master's or doctorate "is for pure personal incentive."…”

Section: Library Director Credentials-current Perspectives (1990-presmentioning

confidence: 99%

What Degree Is Necessary to Lead? ARL Directors’ Perceptions

Michalak

Rysavy

Dawes

2019

C&RL

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In 2018, after a failed search for the Executive Director of the American Library Association (ALA), ALA members put forth a ballot initiative to determine whether the educational requirements for the position should be modified, in part, to expand the potential applicant pool. With this research, the authors examined if current ARL administrators hold an MLS/MLIS and whether current ARL administrators felt it was necessary for library administrators to hold an MLS/MLIS. Additionally, the researchers examined ARL administrators' perspectives regarding whether it was necessary for them to earn additional degrees to achieve their highest library administrative position, and whether they felt their degrees prepared them to be successful in the position that they currently hold.

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Section: Library Director Credentials-current Perspectives (1990-presmentioning

confidence: 99%