[Publib] PhD Program (etc.)

[Bob Watson]

The focus here as turned to the "Masters' versus the "Bachelors"
degree for library professionals.

Personally, I'd most likely not want to hire a Bachelors degreed
librarian ... there are lots of people who have BA degrees in other
fields, plus an LTA degree.  Which is to say that I don't see the
market for a Bachelors degree.  It brings less value than what many of
those who have LTA degrees bring.

I do, however, think that the Masters needs to be strengthened and
divided into the specializations that comprise the various "library
professions" that work in libraries.

Bob Watson
Director
Lake Villa District Library
Lake Villa, IL