Is an M.L.S. Still Relevant?

摘要

Just when I considered myself beyond being shocked by anything, I found that I can still get the vapors on occasion. At a recent online conference, the head of a large corporate library told me that, as she reviews resumes for info pro positions, she counts an M.L.S. degree as a point against an applicant-and this just after the members of the Special Libraries Association voted to keep the "L word" in its name instead of becoming the Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals.