Master of Library Science
- noun
- /ˈmæstər əv ˈlaɪbrəri ˈsaɪəns/
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Máster en Ciencias de la Información
- Mr. Young earned his Master of Library Science degree from Kent State's School of Library and Information Science in 2002.
- Master of Library Science program
Examples
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She continued her education by earning a Master of Library Science degree from Indiana University, and she is currently pursuing certification from the Board for Certification of Genealogists.
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She continued her education by earning a Master of Library Science degree from Indiana University.
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284 students in the Master of Library Science (MLS) program
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Emporia (KS) State University is the home of the School of Library and Information Management (SLIM), an ALA-accredited program for the Master of Library Science and related degrees.
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Implementing a library advisory committee (LAC) is one of those fundamentals taught in the Master of Library Science program: gather shareholders, create consensus, and build a community (Hughes-Hassell and Wheelock 2001; Johnson 2009; Salmon 1996).
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One was a reference librarian at the university library and a student in Syracuse University's Master of Library Science Program, and the other worked for the university's office of continuing education and was enrolled in Syracuse University's Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation graduate degree program.
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Mr. Young earned his Master of Library Science degree from Kent State's School of Library and Information Science in 2002.
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Roth earned a Master of Library Science from Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
Synonyms
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A graduate degree for people who work in libraries and manage information
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A university master's degree in the study of libraries and information
A graduate degree for studying how libraries collect, organize and share information
Surface Forms
Morphology
master + of + library + science
The phrase is a fully compositional academic title: 'master' (a postgraduate degree) + 'of' + the field 'library science', so a learner who knows the constituent words can infer it denotes a master's degree in the field of library science. The 'Master of X' construction is a standard, cross-linguistically common naming pattern for degrees, making the meaning predictable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Master of Library Science comes from two simple ideas: Master means someone who has learned a skill very well, and Library and Science together mean the 'study of organizing books'. One popular image is an expert who can arrange a whole 'house of books' so anyone can find what they need. That's why the title means a university degree for someone training to be a 'professional librarian'.