Hi Deborah
I'm a Librarian in the UK, and finished my MA course 4 years ago. I've an
MA in Information and Library Management which is accredited by CILIP, the
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, our equivalent
of the ALA. CILIP has a list on their website of currently accredited
courses in the UK -
http://www.cilip.org.uk/qualificationschartership/Wheretostudy. It might be
worth contacting either the ALA or CILIP to check how MLS/MA degrees
compare. One of my colleagues is from the US, holds an MLS, and I've asked
her about this. She seems to think that an MA or MSc in
Librarianship/Library Managment from the UK is much the same as an MLS.
She's never had any trouble finding employeers over here who are happy with
her US qualification.
I'm also a member of the UK's ARLIS Students and Trainees Committee. As far
as we're aware there are no courses in the UK at the moment which provide an
option to study Art alongside Librarianship. There are elective subjects
you can take, e.g. academic librarianship, health librarianship, but nothing
in art or design librarianship.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Rachel
Rachel Campbell
Faculty Librarian - Design
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College
Queen Alexandra Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 2JZ
Tel: 01494 522141 ext. 3292
Fax: 01494 524392
URL: http://www.bcuc.ac.uk/library
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From: ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST
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Sent: 09 March 2006 14:20
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Subject: [ARLIS-L] UK = ALA Accredited MLIS programs?
Hello All,
I know the importance of attending an ALA-accredited program for the
M.L.I.S., and that Canada and the U.S. have a reciprocal agreement on
that point, but is there an equivalency for British "M.L.I.S."
students? If one were to obtain this degree, or its equivalent, in
the U.K., would it be difficult to apply it to positions open in the
U.S. as there seems to be no standard equivalency stated? Any
insights anyone could lend to this question would be very much
appreciated. It is for my daughter who is looking at graduate schools
abroad and would prefer a dual program in art history and
library/information studies.
Deborah McGowan, M.A., M.L.I.S.
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