The special library: applicability and usefulness of the MLIS in non-traditional library settings

IF 8 Q1 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE Bottom Line Pub Date : 2016-09-16 DOI:10.1108/BL-04-2016-0017
Breanne Crumpton, Emily I. Porter-Fyke
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Purpose The aim of this paper is to examine the versatility of the MLIS degree through the lens of special libraries in terms of education, core competencies and benefits. Special libraries show the value of the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree in preparing professionals to work across institutional boundaries in non-library and non-educational organizations and bring their services to the populace in sometimes unexpected places. Design/methodology/approach The authors first conducted a literature review of special librarians and their skillsets, as well as how to properly define “special library”. They then examined different MLIS programs geared toward special libraries and how library schools prepare special librarians to benefit their organizations. Findings The conclusion drawn is that possession of an MLIS degree lends a special librarian more credence in the execution of their duties because they have been educated in how to best benefit their institution. While additional subject expertise is an advantage to the special librarian, the skills learned in MLIS degree programs provide an essential foundation. Originality/value This is a collaborative view that brings together outside research regarding various types of special libraries and the librarians that work in them in an effort to illustrate the value of the MLIS degree in an original way.
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特殊图书馆:多媒体信息系统在非传统图书馆环境中的适用性和有用性
本文的目的是通过专业图书馆的视角,从教育、核心竞争力和利益的角度来考察MLIS学位的多功能性。特殊图书馆显示了图书馆与信息科学硕士(MLIS)学位的价值,它可以帮助专业人员在非图书馆和非教育组织中跨越机构界限工作,并在有时意想不到的地方为民众提供服务。设计/方法/方法作者首先对特殊图书馆馆员及其技能以及如何正确定义“特殊图书馆”进行了文献综述。然后,他们研究了面向特殊图书馆的不同MLIS项目,以及图书馆学校如何培养特殊图书馆员,使其组织受益。得出的结论是,拥有MLIS学位可以使专业图书馆员在履行职责时更有信心,因为他们受到了如何最大限度地为他们的机构造福的教育。虽然额外的学科专业知识对特殊图书馆员来说是一个优势,但在MLIS学位课程中学到的技能提供了必要的基础。原创性/价值这是一种协作的观点,它汇集了关于各种类型的特殊图书馆和在其中工作的图书馆员的外部研究,以一种新颖的方式说明MLIS学位的价值。
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