The Credential Crisis: Why Academic Libraries are Rethinking the M.L.I.S. Mandate
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June 16, 2026
For decades, the Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) degree has stood as the ironclad gatekeeper of the academic library profession. It is the credential that separates the "librarian" from the "staff member," a…
