Hi Everyone, I can share my personal experience. I graduated from the Kiev Government University. I have a Master Degree in Information and Library Science. I never had any problems with my career neither in Israel, nor in Canada, nor in the US.
Hanukkah Sameach! Anna Skorupsky, AJL-Canada, President On Thu, Dec 26, 2024 at 6:30 PM Emily Bergman via Hasafran < [email protected]> wrote: > I had library assistants with library degrees from Russia, the > Philippines, and Egypt, and it was hard to break into a professional > position. I think the guy from the Philippines finally got a reference > position at a public library; I lost track > I had library assistants with library degrees from Russia, the > Philippines, and Egypt, and it was hard to break into a > professional position. I think the guy from the Philippines finally got a > reference position at a public library; I lost track of the woman from > Russia; and the woman from Cairo never got beyond a library assistant > position. I would say it will be harder to get a professional position in > the U.S. without an ALA accredited MLS. If you have something else to > offer, like a language or a graduate degree in another subject, you'll find > it easier to find a professional position. I have an English friend who > retired from UCLA and had an English degree and then got an American MLS to > get a professional position. 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